Sturges

[ stur-jis ]

/ ˈstɜr dʒɪs /

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Preston, 1898–1959, U.S. playwright and screenwriter.

QUIZZES

Are you aware how often people swap around “their,” “there,” and “they’re”? Prove you have more than a fair grasp over these commonly confused words.

Question 1 of 7

Which one of these commonly confused words can act as an adverb or a pronoun?

But I have a serious suggestion for La Liz, which is less Sturges than Sidney Lumet.
What Liz Cheney Should Say|Michael Tomasky|January 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ever seen The Great McGinty, the fantastic Preston Sturges film?
Rubio’s Immigration Cowardice|Michael Tomasky|April 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In vain Huskisson offered to take all the trouble on himself, and they all tried to persuade Sturges.
The Greville Memoirs|Charles C. F. Greville
I've lent this really most amiable little old house to Jonathan Sturges while I'm away—and he's to come as soon as he can.
The Letters of Henry James (volume I)|Henry James

But Claflin, after getting four around Sturges, punted out of danger to Brimfield's forty-seven.
Left Guard Gilbert|Ralph Henry Barbour
Mr. Sturges moved to strike out "Executive," and insert "the Legislature."
Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. I (of 16)|Thomas Hart Benton
Sturges Owen fled to the tent, while the men were swept from their feet, buried beneath the human tide.
The God of His Fathers|Jack London