Sedgwick

[ sej-wik ]

noun
  1. Ellery, 1872–1960, U.S. journalist and editor.

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How to use Sedgwick in a sentence

  • A legendary essay by the late great critic Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick is entitled “Jane Austen and the Masturbating Girl.”

  • But the Rebels were on commanding ground, and protected by the woods, while Sedgwick was in the open field.

    The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.
  • Sedgwick's success endangered Lee, and, unless Fredericksburg were regained, the battle was lost to the Rebels.

    The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.
  • Half of the Rebel army was arrayed against Sedgwick, who held his ground through the 4th till night.

    The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.
  • Sedgwick's skirmishers sent back word that the Rebels were in strong force in the woods.

    The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.
  • Sedgwick brought up his artillery and commenced a fire upon the church, and the woods beyond it.

    The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.

British Dictionary definitions for Sedgwick

Sedgwick

/ (ˈsɛdʒwɪk) /


noun
  1. Adam. 1785–1873, English geologist; played a major role in establishing parts of the geological time scale, esp the Cambrian and Devonian periods

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