Hemingway

American  

[hem-ing-wey] / ˈhɛm ɪŋˌweɪ /

noun

1. Ernest (Miller), 1899–1961, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and journalist: Nobel Prize 1954.

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Hemingway British  

/ ˈhɛmɪŋˌweɪ /

noun

1. Ernest. 1899–1961, US novelist and short-story writer. His novels include The Sun Also Rises (1926), A Farewell to Arms (1929), For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940), and The Old Man and the Sea (1952): Nobel prize for literature 1954

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Example Sentences

“Beartooth” is a grand American adventure, one to place on the shelf next to the works of Ernest Hemingway and Cormac McCarthy.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s what Hemingway called “grace under pressure,” the ability to maintain a steady inner atmosphere even when the whip comes down.

From The Wall Street Journal

A language model can imitate Hemingway’s rhythm but not his soul; it can echo Shakespeare’s cadences but not the consciousness that produced them.

From The Wall Street Journal

Hemingway once wrote, “And Barcelona. You should see Barcelona. It is all still comic opera… Barcelona makes you laugh.”

From Salon

This outdoor thriller wouldn’t be misplaced on a shelf alongside certain tales by Faulkner, Hemingway or Steinbeck.

From The Wall Street Journal