Nesbit

[ nez-bit ]

/ ˈnɛz bɪt /

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noun

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

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How to use Nesbit in a sentence

Nesbit shopped the book to editors at four prominent imprints.
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“You can stop worrying about that right now,” Nesbit told him.
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It was better, sort of, back in Nesbit, Mississippi, in the big brick house—at least you could relax.
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A year later, she was walking the red carpet as an Academy Award nominee for her role as Evelyn Nesbit in Ragtime.
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Her agent and friend Lynn Nesbit suggested that she finish the book first and then talk about whether to publish it.
Didion Nearly Scrapped New Memoir|Susan Cheever|October 29, 2011|DAILY BEAST
"You see what you have done, Miriam," exclaimed Mrs. Nesbit.
Grace Harlowe's Plebe Year at High School|Jessie Graham Flower
There is no reason why a rich girl like Miriam Nesbit should get it.
Grace Harlowe's Plebe Year at High School|Jessie Graham Flower
Miriam Nesbit came in late with her two most intimate friends.
Grace Harlowe's Plebe Year at High School|Jessie Graham Flower
"Perhaps we are only fulfilling our destiny," smiled Miriam Nesbit.
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Nesbit came running, but at sight of the bloody victim, pulled up short.
Dragon's blood|Henry Milner Rideout

British Dictionary definitions for Nesbit

Nesbit

/ (ˈnɛzbɪt) /

noun

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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