Sayers
Americannoun
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Dorothy L(eigh), 1893–1957, English novelist, essayist, and dramatist: creator of the Lord Peter Wimsey detectve stories.
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Gale Eugene, 1943–2020, U.S. football player.
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Example Sentences
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Or so Dorothy Sayers claimed in a witty 1935 lecture on the puzzle-plot mysteries that arose during the genre’s golden age in the 1920s and ’30s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
Sayers commended the philosopher for anticipating “the great modern theory of fair-play” that defined these works: The author must present all the clues necessary for solving the mystery while misleading the reader about their import.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
Mr Sayers now works full-time in agricultural machinery sales, but he remembers how the accident affected him.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2025
Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers are inescapable early loves and ongoing favorites.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2024
Here, once the resort of all lovers of sport, Are the counters and dice of past players; The belt, too, bestowed upon Heenan, who showed So much grit when he battled with Sayers.
From The Motley Muse (Rhymes for the Times) by Graham, Harry
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