Tolstoy, Leo

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A nineteenth-century Russian author, thought to be among the greatest novelists, whose books paint a vivid portrait of Russian life and history. His best-known works are War and Peace and Anna Karenina.

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How to use Tolstoy, Leo in a sentence

As many West Wing fans have pointed out, the character of Leo McGarry died after Sorkin had already left the series.
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Leo and Jorge might reasonably have assumed that the matter had been put to bed.
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Like Flaubert, Tolstoy and Stendhal greatly admired Walter Scott.
The Birth of the Novel|Nick Romeo|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The great Mann disappointed her; instead of Kafka and Tolstoy, he wanted to know what she thought of Hemingway.
Still Desperately Seeking Susan Sontag|Allen Barra|September 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

She saw herself as part of a larger tradition that includes Honore de Balzac, Leo Tolstoy, Marcel Proust, and Thomas Mann.
Still Desperately Seeking Susan Sontag|Allen Barra|September 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Leo II, pope, died; an able and resolute pontiff; established the kiss of peace at the mass, and the use of holy water.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
"Because we are never going to die," said the Girl and Leo together, still more loudly.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
A woman came out of the doorway and stood behind them, and Leo saw in her face a look that he had sometimes seen in the Girl's.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
Leo rose up with a very heavy heart, and he and the girl together went to and fro among men; their new fear of death behind them.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
Leo stamped down the fire with his heel and the Girl flung the flower-wreaths out of sight, shuddering as she did so.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling