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McCullers

American  
[muh-kuhl-erz] / məˈkʌl ərz /

noun

  1. Carson 1917–1967, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.


McCullers British  
/ məˈkʌləz /

noun

  1. Carson. 1917–67, US writer, whose novels include The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1940)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Fame brought her introductions to such literary heavyweights as Carson McCullers, Carl Sandburg, Jean-Paul Sartre, Edith Sitwell and Dylan Thomas, all of whom came to regard her with respect and affection.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

Some writers simply took those expectations for granted; others, such as Mark Twain and Carson McCullers, acknowledged and challenged them.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 10, 2026

McCullers described the injury as a “small muscle strain.”

From Seattle Times Feb. 22, 2023

Lance McCullers said, “It doesn’t matter to us, a lot of great teams, a lot of great players got booed even if they don’t deserve it, Reggie Jackson said they don’t boo nobodies.”

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 5, 2022

Dat would make me a McCullers, but I was always knowed as Doc Edwards an' dat is what I am called to dis day.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 by Various

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