Sterne

American  

[sturn] / stɜrn /

noun

1. Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.

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Sterne British  

/ stɜːn /

noun

1. Laurence. 1713–68, English novelist, born in Ireland, author of The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (1759–67) and A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy (1768)

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Example Sentences

Several of the Founding Fathers—and nearly everyone around them—devoured Laurence Sterne’s crazy quilt of a tale.

From The Wall Street Journal

"The pectoral fins are a critical structure, comparable to our arms," said UCR biology doctoral student and paper first author Phillip Sternes.

From Science Daily

“Despite intense interest in these sharks, no one’s seen a birth or a newborn pup in the wild,” Sternes said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times

The pup was captured by wildlife filmmaker Carlos Guana and University of California Riverside biology doctoral student Phillip Sternes in July, with their findings published Monday in the journal Environmental Biology of Fishes.

From Salon

“Both scenarios are highly significant,” says Sternes, who together with Gauna co-authored a study announcing the findings today in the journal Environmental Biology of Fishes.

From National Geographic