Hurst
noun
Fannie, 1889–1968, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
Hurst
American
[hurst]
/ hɜrst /
noun
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Fannie, 1889–1968, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
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a city in N Texas.
hurst
British
/ hɜːst /
noun
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a wood
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a sandbank
Etymology
Origin of hurst
Old English hyrst; related to Old High German hurst
Example Sentences
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The “biggest, most consequential” improvement is what Agility has done to make Digit safer, according to Jonathan Hurst, Agility’s co-founder and chief robot officer.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Hurst needed surgery after severely tearing his bicep, and the recovery time would push production into 2027, which reportedly conflicted with filming schedules.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
The ex-WWE star will play Kratos in the adaptation of the PlayStation video game series, after Ryan Hurst was forced to quit the part due to injury.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The first official images of the God of War TV show, featuring Hurst, were released earlier this year and showed the character with his son Atreus - first introduced in 2018's God of War.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Darcy took up a book; Miss Bingley did the same; and Mrs. Hurst, principally occupied in playing with her bracelets and rings, joined now and then in her brother’s conversation with Miss Bennet.
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
As I slid on my choice of disguise, my arms felt like they were going to hurst through the fabric.
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
Parts of the bridge were sinking and other parts were afire and the whole thing was creaking and shifting and like to hurst asunder at any moment, but that did not seem to stop them.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
When she finished, the students hurst from their silence with wild applause.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
I prayed that the door would hurst open and he would be there saying, “Sorry, Borlock, I wasn’t listening. What did you want?”
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
A woodpecker called loudly in the beech wood; a "wish-wish" in the air overhead was caused by the swift motion of a wood-pigeon passing from "holt" to "hurst," from copse to copse.
From The Life of the Fields by Richard Jefferies
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