Tom Sawyer

noun

1. ( The Adventures of Tom Sawyer )a novel (1876) by Mark Twain.

Example Sentences

Coates had never read Tom Sawyer before his eldest brought it home last winter.

From Time

There are three rustic treehouses in the middle of the 48-acre Edisto River Refuge, which allow for an overnight paddle worthy of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn.

From Outside Online

At this point, he became Tom Sawyer, letting his musical compatriots—and the folk tradition—help paint his musical fence.

From The Daily Beast

The controversy over Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn is in many ways emblematic of the crisis in which publishing finds itself.

From The Daily Beast

Meanwhile, Obama, once considered to be the smartest guy in the room, just keeps on painting Tom Sawyer's fence.

From The Daily Beast

But the same is true of characters who have, as a result of their fame, become icons: Hamlet, Tom Sawyer, Lolita.

From The Daily Beast

Then I slipped down to the ground and crawled in among the trees, and, sure enough, there was Tom Sawyer waiting for me.

From Project Gutenberg

I asked her if she reckoned Tom Sawyer would go there, and she said not by a considerable sight.

From Project Gutenberg

I did wish Tom Sawyer was there; I knowed he would take an interest in this kind of business, and throw in the fancy touches.

From Project Gutenberg

A good deal of whitewash has flowed past the fence, but Tom Sawyer's trick still holds good.

From Project Gutenberg

Tom Sawyer also, but not from an individual—he is a combination of the characteristics of three boys whom I knew.

From Project Gutenberg