Tom Sawyer
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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
Chernow writes that “if Tom Sawyer offered a sunlit view of antebellum Hannibal, in ‘Huck Finn’ Twain delved into the shadows.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2025
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
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
I hide them in my skirt pocket next to Tom Sawyer.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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