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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They were able to look at these guys and say, "Well, Merwin Hart," just to use him as an example, "his heart's in the right place, he's primarily motivated by anticommunism."
From Salon ● Apr. 20, 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
In classifying the early commercial men of Cleveland, the name of Noble H. Merwin is justly entitled to stand among the first on the list.
From Cleveland Past and Present Its Representative Men by Joblin, Maurice
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