Trilling

American  

[tril-ing] / ˈtrɪl ɪŋ /

noun

1. Lionel, 1905–75, U.S. critic and author.

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Trilling British  

/ ˈtrɪlɪŋ /

noun

1. Lionel . 1905–75, US literary critic, whose works include The Liberal Imagination (1950) and Sincerity and Authenticity (1974)

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Example Sentences

Brustein was part of an intellectual tradition that included Eric Bentley, Lionel Trilling and Susan Sontag — writers and thinkers who wrote with an eye to the grand synthesis.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2023

For our purposes here, what matters is something Trilling himself does not dilate on: the role of the liberal society of Victorian England in precipitating the protagonist's crisis.

From Salon • Sep. 9, 2023

"We intend to issue clearer centralized guidelines... for in-store visual displays and decorations that will continue to represent inclusivity and our brand," Starbucks' North America President Sara Trilling said in the memo.

From Reuters • Jun. 27, 2023

Sara Trilling, Starbucks president of Asia Pacific, the company’s fastest-growing market, will take over as the head of North America.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 17, 2022

Joy thus to revel all day in the grass of our own beloved country; Revel all day, till the lark mounts at eve with his sweet 'tirra- lirra': Trilling delightfully.

From Poems — Volume 1 by Meredith, George