Lawrence of Arabia

Cultural  

1. T. E. Lawrence, an English soldier and author of the twentieth century, known for leading a rebellion of Arabs against the Turks in World War I and for his book describing the experience, , Seven Pillars of Wisdom. At the negotiations that produced the Treaty of Versailles, he argued unsuccessfully for independence for the Arab nations.

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Example Sentences

As a war correspondent and author of best-selling books chronicling everything from chronicling the exploits of CIA spies during the Cold War and Lawrence of Arabia, Anderson knows his way around conflict.

From Salon • Jan. 17, 2026

Lawrence of Arabia ran beyond three-and-a-half hours in 1962.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2024

That included everything from "Gone with the Wind," "Casablanca," "The Bridge on the River Kwai" and "Lawrence of Arabia" to "The Godfather," "Out of Africa" and "Titanic."

From Fox News • Mar. 24, 2022

The shadow of Lawrence of Arabia and colonialist fantasies does loom large, particularly because the Fremen and their language are drawn from Arabic origins.

From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2021

The black scarf over my hair probably makes me look more like Peter O’Toole in Lawrence of Arabia than Marlene Dietrich.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett