Stoppard

[ stop-erd ]

/ ˈstɒp ərd /

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noun

Tom Thomas Straussler, born 1937, British playwright, born in the Czech Republic.

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How to use Stoppard in a sentence

Stoppard’s professor may have been misled by David Hume’s famous argument that “reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions, and can never pretend to any other office than to serve and obey them.”
It’s Not Irrational to Party Like It’s 1999 - Issue 108: Change|Steven Pinker|November 17, 2021|Nautilus
But there was also curly-haired Queen guitarist Brian May and playwright Tom Stoppard.
Churchill’s Secret Treasures for Sale: A British PM’s Life on the Auction Block|Tom Teodorczuk|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Both volumes feature interviews with everyone from Roman Polanski to Tom Stoppard to Beth Ditto.
Egoiste: French Fashion's Cult Glossy Returns|Isabel Wilkinson|May 12, 2011|DAILY BEAST
At 73, Stoppard is intense and charming—and now he pauses to reconsider what he's just said.
The Past Is Present in Arcadia|Janice Kaplan|March 16, 2011|DAILY BEAST

During preview performances for the Broadway production, Stoppard sat in the audience taking notes.
The Past Is Present in Arcadia|Janice Kaplan|March 16, 2011|DAILY BEAST
"It still surprises me how many Bernards there can be," Stoppard says.
The Past Is Present in Arcadia|Janice Kaplan|March 16, 2011|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for Stoppard

Stoppard

/ (ˈstɒpɑːd) /

noun

Sir Tom, original name Thomas Straussler born 1937, British playwright, born in Czechoslovakia: his works include Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (1967), Travesties (1974), Hapgood (1988), The Invention of Love (1997), and the trilogy The Coast of Utopia (2002)

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