Hurst

[hurst]

noun

1. Fannie, 1889–1968, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.

2. a city in N Texas.

hurst

/ hɜːst /

noun

1. a wood

2. a sandbank

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hurst¹

Old English hyrst; related to Old High German hurst

Example Sentences

Ms Hurst said this has had "a huge impact" on her financially, costing her in lost interest and forcing her to pull money from other places to get by.

From BBC

After a 40-year career in education, starting as a nursery assistant before working her way up to head teacher of a primary school, Joanne Hurst has spent the last two years meticulously planning for her retirement.

From BBC

A complaint filed in the Central District of California in November 2023 argues that Fiorella’s first trial lawyer, David Hurst, waived a fitness hearing after receiving a neuropsychologist’s report that Fiorella was developmentally disabled and had an IQ score of 68, indicating a mild intellectual disability.

From Los Angeles Times

Hurst said in a 2020 deposition that he “felt that we would lose the fitness hearing and it would be a waste of time,” despite knowing about the report and other circumstances of Fiorella’s life, the complaint said.

From Los Angeles Times

Hurst was terminally ill at the time of his deposition, the complaint notes, and died by the end of the year before an evidentiary hearing.

From Los Angeles Times