Hurst
noun
Fannie, 1889–1968, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
Hurst
American
[hurst]
/ hɜrst /
noun
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Fannie, 1889–1968, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
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a city in N Texas.
hurst
British
/ hɜːst /
noun
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a wood
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a sandbank
Etymology
Origin of hurst
Old English hyrst; related to Old High German hurst
Example Sentences
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And one of the most often-discussed potential growth opportunities for the industry, humanoid household servants, is at least 10 to 20 years away, Hurst said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Hurst said it’s a “major unlock” that Agility’s competitors will need to also pursue.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
The first official images of the God of War TV show, featuring Hurst, were released earlier this year and showed the character with his son Atreus - first introduced in 2018's God of War.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Mr. Hurst is a Missouri farmer and greenhouse grower.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Over the years she had given herself freely to bridge, African violets, Susan and Sandra, golf, Miami, Fanny Hurst and Hemingway, correspondence courses, hairdressers, the sun, gourmet foods, ballroom dancing, and, in recent years.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
Parts of the bridge were sinking and other parts were afire and the whole thing was creaking and shifting and like to hurst asunder at any moment, but that did not seem to stop them.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
When she finished, the students hurst from their silence with wild applause.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
I prayed that the door would hurst open and he would be there saying, “Sorry, Borlock, I wasn’t listening. What did you want?”
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
As I slid on my choice of disguise, my arms felt like they were going to hurst through the fabric.
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
Nearly all the names ending in hurst and shaw are taken from places.
From Stories That Words Tell Us by Elizabeth (Elizabeth Speakman) O'Neill
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