Sturges

[ stur-jis ]

/ ˈstɜr dʒɪs /

noun

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

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DO YOU KNOW THIS VOCABULARY FROM "THE HANDMAID'S TALE"?

"The Handmaid's Tale" was required reading for many of us in school. Everyone else has probably watched the very popular and addictive TV show. Do you remember this vocabulary from the book, and do you know what these terms mean?

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decorum

the act of or need for making up one's mind.

dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.

a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.

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Example sentences from the Web for sturges

To the kindness of Messrs. Sturges and Moore, we are mainly indebted for the advantages and pleasures derived from the excursions.
The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes|Toms de Comyn
Mr Bradlaugh, after consulting with the coroner, contracted with a Mr Sturges to undertake the work with more system.
Charles Bradlaugh: a Record of His Life and Work, Volume I (of 2)|Hypatia Bradlaugh Bonner and J. M. (John Mackinnon) Robertson
But Claflin, after getting four around Sturges, punted out of danger to Brimfield's forty-seven.
Left Guard Gilbert|Ralph Henry Barbour
Surely Christ, and not he, Sturges Owen, had been moulded in such manner.
The God of His Fathers|Jack London

During this session a committee on the poor-laws, with Mr. Sturges Bourne for its chairman, was appointed.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan

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