Sturges

[stur-jis]

noun

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

Example Sentences

On a whim straight out of Preston Sturges’s 1941 classic “Sullivan’s Travels,” Jay decides to follow her, uninvited, on the pretext of accepting an award at an Italian film festival.

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Shot for shot, line for line, it’s the modern era’s zippiest comedy about the collapse of the American dream, with a sting that would have had its forefathers Frank Capra and Preston Sturges cheering: How the dickens did Robert Zemeckis get away with that?

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Her anger is shared by Chloe's mother, Elaine Sturges, who was once married to Martin but split up with him many years ago.

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Inside Dakota Bob’s Western Wear — the largest permanent building at the swap meet — owner Margo Sturges also projected resilience.

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When a customer expressed disappointment about the swap meet’s closure, Sturges replied warmly, “I do believe in God, and I do believe he has a better plan for us. And so I’m just waiting to see what opens up and what is going to be revealed.”

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