Nesbit

American  

[nez-bit] / ˈnɛz bɪt /

noun

1. E(dith), 1858–1924, English children's author, novelist, and poet.

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Nesbit British  

/ ˈnɛzbɪt /

noun

1. E ( dith ). 1858–1924, British writer of children's books, including The Phoenix and the Carpet (1904) and The Railway Children (1906)

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Example Sentences

“We aren’t looking to do business in India,” said John Nesbit, CEO of The Customer Factory.

From The Wall Street Journal

I read Hans Christian Andersen’s sad and frightening tales; I read the E. Nesbit books, and the usual children’s classics of the time, such as Treasure Island and Peter Pan.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I also tell people, ‘These are statistics that come from a large group of people, but you’re an individual person,’ ” said Nesbit.

From Slate

“Hundreds of millions of people in the United States have safely received Covid vaccines under the most intense safety monitoring in U.S. history,” Jeff Nesbit, a spokesman for the Department of Health and Human Services, said in an emailed statement.

From New York Times

He had two interceptions, but it didn’t help that the Tar Heels were without top wide receiver Tez Walker and tight ends Bryson Nesbit and John Copenhaver.

From Seattle Times