Knopf

[ knopf ]

/ knɒpf /

noun

Alfred A(braham),1892–1984, U.S. publisher.

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Example sentences from the Web for knopf

Knopf has sold more than 400,000 copies, and the book has never been out of print in hardcover or paperback.
‘The Power Broker’ Turns 40: How Robert Caro Wrote a Masterpiece|Scott Porch|September 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At the start of his book tour, we met in the offices of his publisher, Knopf.
The Book of B.J. Novak: An Absurdist, Scathingly Funny Literary Debut|Caryn James|February 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Reprinted by permission of Pantheon Books, an imprint of The Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, a division of Random House LLC.
Ahdaf Soueif’s Cairo: Remembering A City Wracked By The Arab Spring|Ahdaf Soueif|January 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I was fortunate to have two such stalwart partners as The New Yorker and Knopf watching my back.
Lawrence Wright: How I Write|Noah Charney|May 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Reprinted with permission from Pantheon Books, a Knopf Doubleday Imprint, a division of Random House, Inc.
Benjamin Franklin, America’s First Storm Chaser|Lee Sandlin|April 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He himself had been in Mr. Knopf's employ over fifteen years, and was his only indoor servant.
The Old Man in the Corner|Baroness Orczy
Mr. Knopf is to be complimented for his taste in publishing the best two volumes of short stories of the year.
The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story|Various
He must have Mr. Knopf's diamonds about him at this moment.'
The Old Man in the Corner|Baroness Orczy
Knopf left on furlough December 9th, but sickness prevented him from returning at its expiration.
History of Company E of the Sixth Minnesota Regiment of Volunteer Infantry|Alfred J. Hill
I sleep on the second floor, in the front of the house, and this is the first I have heard of poor Mr. Knopf's loss—'
The Old Man in the Corner|Baroness Orczy