Pritchett

[ prich-it ]

/ ˈprɪtʃ ɪt /

noun

Sir V(ictor) S(awdon) [sawd-n] /ˈsɔd n/, 1900–97, English literary critic, journalist, novelist, and short-story writer.

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Examples from the Web for pritchett

A short-story writer (his “The Evils of Spain” could be read along with this book), Pritchett was a master of compression.
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"I am afraid Mr. Bertram is not very much up to company just at present," wheezed out Mr. Pritchett.
The Bertrams|Anthony Trollope
And then Mr. Pritchett wheezed so grievously that what he said was not audible.
The Bertrams|Anthony Trollope
But then, as Mr. Pritchett had truly observed, Mr. George was so foolish!
The Bertrams|Anthony Trollope

No sound was heard but the snuffle that came from the plush arm-chair opposite, where Miss Pritchett was audibly weeping.
A Lost Cause|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
After a minute or two, Miss Pritchett motioned with her hand towards an adjacent chair.
A Lost Cause|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull

British Dictionary definitions for pritchett

Pritchett

/ (ˈprɪtʃɪt) /

noun

Sir V (ictor) S (awdon). 1900–97, British short-story writer, novelist, essayist, and autobiographer; his works include Mr Beluncle (1951) and A Careless Widow (1989)

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