Trilling
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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“Love and Death in the American Novel” made its case without bothering with notes or bibliography, yet garnered praise from such eminent critics as Lionel Trilling and George Steiner.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
He could riff in his writings on the cultural theories of Susan Sontag, Lionel Trilling and R.D.
From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2024
For our purposes here, what matters is something Trilling himself does not dilate on: the role of the liberal society of Victorian England in precipitating the protagonist's crisis.
From Salon • Sep. 9, 2023
"We intend to issue clearer centralized guidelines... for in-store visual displays and decorations that will continue to represent inclusivity and our brand," Starbucks' North America President Sara Trilling said in the memo.
From Reuters • Jun. 27, 2023
Home like the bees stored with sweetness; each with a lark in the bosom, Trilling for ever, and oh! will yon lark ever cease to sing up there?
From Poems — Volume 1 by Meredith, George
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