Hirst

British  

/ hɜːst /

noun

1. Damien. born 1965, British artist, noted esp for his works featuring dead animals preserved in tanks of formaldehyde, and for his 2007 sculpture, For the Love of God , a human skull encrusted with flawless diamonds

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Example Sentences

Mr. Hirst is former executive vice president of Delta Air Lines.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

No goals in either match tells its own story, but Ipswich Town's George Hirst was the pick of the forward players on show.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Scotland had a Scott McTominay chance, another after a driving run and shot from Andy Robertson, and a third when George Hirst hit the near side-netting when he'd have been better off going across goal.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

For years Brant even suspected the artist was actually Damien Hirst, who he does buy, but he said Banksy’s opaque identity “worked against him.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

I requested Mr. Hirst to fix two stakes in the same vertical plane, one at the top of the precipice and one near the bottom.

From The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. by Tyndall, John