Sitwell

[ sit-wuhl, -wel ]

/ ˈsɪt wəl, -wɛl /

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noun

Dame Edith, 1887–1964, English poet and critic.

her brother, Sir Osbert, 1892–1969, English poet and novelist.

her brother, Sir Sa·chev·er·ell

[suh-shev-er-uhl], /səˈʃɛv ər əl/, 1897–1988, English poet, novelist, and art critic.

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How to use Sitwell in a sentence

Sitwell’s decision to settle scores after reading a fictional account of the events that orphaned him and jettisoned him from his beloved rural Florida community at just 12 years old sets the rest of the book’s events into motion.
Ladee Hubbard’s ‘The Rib King’ is a fascinating look at ambition, race and revenge|Naomi Jackson|January 21, 2021|Washington Post
“These days we all have to be a bit more sensible,” says Sitwell.
The Death of the English Eccentric|Tom Sykes|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But Edith was rather tame compared to George Sitwell, her father.
The Death of the English Eccentric|Tom Sykes|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The truth is, so far as I can see, Mr. Sitwell has not begun to take poetry quite seriously.
The Art of Letters|Robert Lynd

I will go to Mrs. Sitwell, to hear what has made you blush—it must be something very radical.
The Letters of Henry James (volume I)|Henry James
On Mrs. Sitwell I called the other day, in a charming new habitat: all clean paint and fresh chintz.
The Letters of Henry James (volume I)|Henry James
Sir George Sitwell gives a lucid explanation of this development, the incidents of which are instructive and occasionally amusing.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5|Various
If the suggestion is adopted it is presumed that the name of the church will be altered to St. Sitwell.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 156, Feb. 26, 1919|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Sitwell

Sitwell

/ (ˈsɪtwəl) /

noun

Dame Edith. 1887–1964, English poet and critic, noted esp for her collection Façade (1922)

her brother, Sir Osbert. 1892–1969, English writer, best known for his five autobiographical books (1944–50)

his brother, Sir Sacheverell (səˈʃɛvərəl). 1897–1988, English poet and writer of books on art, architecture, music, and travel

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