Sitwell

[sit-wuhl, -wel]

noun

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

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

3. her brother Sir Sacheverell 1897–1988, English poet, novelist, and art critic.

Sitwell

/ ˈsɪtwəl /

noun

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

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

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

Example Sentences

Glen Sitwell, a building manager who watched all of this play out from his corner office, said the aggressive posture of the agents took him aback.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr. Ziegler’s 1999 biography “Osbert Sitwell” revisited the life of a minor British poet who cast a wider celebrity as a magnet for artists and iconoclasts.

From Washington Post

In Thompson’s first conversations about the role with Warchus, the actor asked about Trunchbull’s childhood and likened it to that of British poet Edith Sitwell, who suffered physical abuse at a young age.

From Los Angeles Times

Bogarde wants John Singer Sargent's "haunting" portrait of the Sitwell family, pointing out that he could turn it into a tent or a raft if he needed to.

From BBC

The auction of the hall's contents, called Weston Hall and the Sitwells: A Family Legacy, has been taking place over two days at Donnington Priory in Berkshire.

From BBC