Lagerlöf
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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In the words of culture strategist Sofia Lagerlöf Määttä, "it's like finally, let's get it done. We've been waiting for so many years".
From BBC • Aug. 18, 2025
One of the most compelling, exciting experiences I had as a child was reading "The Diary of Selma Lagerlöf."
From Salon • May 30, 2025
Asplund’s lone protest comes at a time when the far-right in Sweden is increasing its activities, according to Daniel Poohl of Expo, the anti-racist foundation in Stockholm, whose photographer David Lagerlöf captured the image.
From The Guardian • May 4, 2016
Run the roll: Maeterlinck and his languishing supernaturalism, Tagore and his Asiatic wind music, Selma Lagerlöf and her old maid's mooniness, Bernstein, Molnar and company and their out-worn tricks—but I pile up no more names.
From A Book of Prefaces by Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis)
Mrs. Howard has already received generous praise for her translation of "Nils" and other works of Selma Lagerlöf.
From Jerusalem by Howard, Velma Swanston
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