Stewart, James

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A twentieth-century American film actor, known for his gangly figure and halting, even stammering style of speech. Stewart appeared in a great variety of movies, including Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Harvey, Anatomy of a Murder, and several of the films of Alfred Hitchcock. He won an Academy Award for his part in The Philadelphia Story in 1940.

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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How to use Stewart, James in a sentence

But yes, I pictured a James Bond-type just sauntering over to her.
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True, this may not be what James Madison had in mind when he was writing the Bill of Rights.
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Granted, James is in an office in the Pentagon, and not on the front lines.
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A sad-faced orange Star of David flashed across the iPhone screen as we swiped left on “James” (not his real name).
My Week on Jewish Tinder|Emily Shire|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST

This leads him to some James Frey-style mythmaking of his own.
Was ‘The Book of Mormon’ a Great American Novel?|Stefan Beck|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
James I. sent forth his famous "Counterblast" and in the strongest manner condemned its use.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
James Pulteney, a wealthy English baron, died; whose income was $250,000 per annum.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
But Mr. Thompson (afterwards Sir James), the beau, was in the chair, and thought there had been talking enough.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
James Otis recovered from a temporary fit of insanity only to grow strangely suspicious of Samuel Adams.
The Eve of the Revolution|Carl Becker
Barr had secured Kaden's homestead, and all this Jack Stewart knew, but had never disclosed.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux