Merwin
Americannoun
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W(illiam) S(tanley), 1927–2019, U.S. poet, translator, and writer.
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a male given name.
Example Sentences
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Then there was the New York businessman Merwin K. Hart, whose career has been extensively chronicled by the historian David Austin Walsh.
From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2024
“When has the Army Corps of Engineers ever beaten Mother Nature?” asked David Merwin, who lives in a Raritan bayfront community in Old Bridge, New Jersey.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2022
“But I wonder what people will take from it,” said Mr. Merwin, the author.
From New York Times ● Jul. 18, 2022
Donald Merwin Elbert, a mentally ill arsonist who wanders out of prison in the wake of a flu that wipes out most of humanity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2022
Merwin appeared to set a due value upon time and money.
From Choice Readings for the Home Circle by Anonymous
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