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Toomer

[ too-mer ]

/ ˈtu mər /

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noun

Jean, 1894–1967, U.S. writer.

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Words nearby Toomer

tool up, toom, Too many cooks spoil the broth, too many irons in the fire, Toombs, Toomer, too much of a good thing, toon, Toonerville trolley, to oneself, to one's face

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Example sentences from the Web for Toomer

Later, she read about Zora Neale Hurston and Jean Toomer in Alice Walker's In Search of Our Mother's Gardens.
The Mythical Harlem|Jane Ciabattari|February 17, 2011|DAILY BEAST
"Then he wouldn't be a rich man like that," said Mr. Toomer.
The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
Mrs. Toomer's got influenza again—luckily, so of course we shall be just twelve.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 104, January 21, 1893|Various
Toomer, the under-keeper, went with him to the place, accompanied by a bloodhound.
Anecdotes of Dogs|Edward Jesse

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