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  sturt

  noun

  violent quarreling.
• Sturt
  Sturt

  noun

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

sturt

American  

[sturt] / stɜrt /

noun

Scot.

1. violent quarreling.

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Sturt British  

/ 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)

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Other Word Forms

• sturty
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of sturt

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

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Example Sentences

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Heav'n keep you clear o' sturt and strife, Till far ayont fourscore, And while I toddle on thro' life, I'll ne'er gae by your door!

From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Robert Burns

Sturt, sturt, n. strife, wrath, vexation.—v.t. and v.i. to vex, annoy: start with fear.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

I've lived a life of sturt and strife;   I die by treacherie: It burns my heart I must depart   And not avengèd be.

From Lyra Heroica A Book of Verse for Boys by Various

He loupit on wi’ an awsome snort, He bang’d the fire frae the flinty court; He’s aff and awa’ in a snorin’ sturt, As hard as he can whang.

From Tales from Blackwood, Volume 7 by Herbert Willis

Though in the morn comes sturt and strife, Yet joy may come at noon; And I hope to live a merry, merry life When a’ thir days are done.

From The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Robert Burns

A new study led by a Charles Sturt University researcher and international colleagues is challenging a long-accepted idea about how scientists identify ancient disease.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026

Craig Sturt had been charged with obtaining services by deception, being unlawfully airside and boarding an aircraft without permission on 25 December, the Met Police said.

From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2024

U.S. authorities put Sturt on a plane back to the U.K. on Christmas Day, and he was detained upon arrival, Sky News reported.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 11, 2024

“It will come down to how the military leadership sees it,” said Dominic O’Sullivan, a professor of political science at Charles Sturt University in Australia.

From New York Times ● Dec. 14, 2022

The party made an excursion into the melancholy desert country described by Sturt many years before, consisting of dry lakes, red sand hills, and stones.

From Early Days in North Queensland by Edward Palmer

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