Lardner

[ lahrd-ner ]

noun
  1. Ring(gold Wil·mer) [ring-gohld wil-mer], /ˈrɪŋˌgoʊld ˈwɪl mər/, 1885–1933, U.S. short-story writer and journalist.

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How to use Lardner in a sentence

  • But, oddly enough, as he walked back to the hotel it was just Betty Lardner who made him think again of the legend.

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  • Early in February he was invited for a week's hunting to a house at which Betty Lardner was also a guest.

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  • Four of the ten days had passed before Betty Lardner ran across him on the promenade.

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  • He is highly panegyrised by Dr. Lardner for his erudition, strength of mind, and wonderful memory.

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  • Those who wish for details and explanations, will find them in the works of Dr. Lardner and others on the Telegraph.

British Dictionary definitions for Lardner

Lardner

/ (ˈlɑːdnə) /


noun
  1. Ring (old Wilmer). 1885–1933, US short-story writer and journalist, whose best-known works are collected in How to Write Short Stories (1924) and The Love Nest (1926)

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