Tom Sawyer
Americannoun
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When it comes to naughty scamps, American literature has Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Now the site "stands on the threshold of a new epoch", said Tom Sawyer, chief executive of Milford Haven Port Authority.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2024
We exited the Blue Bayou just as Fantasmic!, the nightly live-action multimedia show featuring Mickey Mouse and friends, was about to begin on the Rivers of America in front of Tom Sawyer Island.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2023
They are views of plain wooden slats, inspired by an episode in the novel where Tom Sawyer needs to whitewash a fence.
From New York Times ● Oct. 19, 2022
There are even pockets sewn into the skirt, a request the dressmaker was happy to oblige, and I’ve hidden Tom Sawyer in one just in case I find time to read some later.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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