Van Doren
Americannoun
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Carl, 1885–1950, U.S. writer.
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his brother Mark, 1894–1972, U.S. writer and critic.
Example Sentences
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He had planned to major in psychology but switched to literature after studying under Prof. Mark Van Doren, the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet.
From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2023
Lauck assigns most of the blame for this attitude to scholarly nabobs like Carl Van Doren, who led a “revolt from the village” sentiment that characterized the region as suffused with retrograde Babbittry.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 7, 2022
Paul Van Doren, 90, co-founder of Vans, a shoe brand that became a multibillion-dollar action-sports empire thanks to the SoCal skate community and a focus on custom kicks, died May 6.
From Seattle Times ● May 14, 2021
The Van Doren Rubber Co. threw open its retail doors at 704 E. Broadway in Anaheim on March 16, 1966.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2021
I am indebted to my friend Dr. Mark Van Doren for the transcript which I am here publishing.
From Rhetoric and Poetry in the Renaissance A Study of Rhetorical Terms in English Renaissance Literary Criticism by Clark, Donald Lemen
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