sturt

[sturt]

noun

Scot.

1. violent quarreling.

Sturt

/ stɜːt /

noun

1. Charles. 1795–1869, English explorer, who led three expeditions (1828–29; 1829; 1844–45) into the Australian interior, discovering the Darling River (1828)

Other Word Forms

• sturty adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sturt¹

1325–75; Middle English; metathetic variant of strut ¹

Example Sentences

The exhibit begins in the garden’s pathways, strewn with artworks, which lead visitors to the gallery rooms housed in the park’s Sturt Haaga Gallery and historic Boddy House.

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Suzie Gibson, a senior lecturer in English at Charles Sturt University, compared reality TV stars to "modern-day gladiators, battling for love, fame and Instagram followers".

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“Historically, these areas are very well adapted to fire,” said Mr. Linley, also a Charles Sturt University ecologist.

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Dale Nimmo, an ecologist at Charles Sturt University in Australia, was asked to fact-check the rumors of hero wombats that spread during the fires.

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Det Sgt Steve Ferguson told jurors that from the beginning of September 2022, when the evidence started, Ms Marten was receiving monthly payments from the Sturt Family Trust which were being paid to her by the private bank Hoares into her Metro bank account.

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