Vansittart

[van-sit-ert]

noun

Sir Robert Gilbert, 1st Baron Vansittart of Denham,1881–1957, British statesman and diplomat.

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Roden had come with the purpose of seeing Mrs. Vansittart, and no one else.
Roden's Corner
Henry Seton Merriman
Dorothy recollected that Mrs. Vansittart had said something like this about Tony Cornish.
Roden's Corner
Henry Seton Merriman
Mrs. Vansittart had no intention of resigning her position of mentor and friend.
Roden's Corner
Henry Seton Merriman
They were in Park Straat now, in sight of Mrs. Vansittart's house.
Roden's Corner
Henry Seton Merriman
Mrs. Vansittart knows of one in Park Straat which would suit us.
Roden's Corner
Henry Seton Merriman

British Dictionary definitions for vansittart

Vansittart

noun

Robert Gilbert, 1st Baron Vansittart of Denham. 1881–1957, British diplomat and writer; a fierce opponent of Nazi Germany and of Communism

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Vansittart

Examples from the Web for vansittart

Historical Examples

Roden had come with the purpose of seeing Mrs. Vansittart, and no one else.

Dorothy recollected that Mrs. Vansittart had said something like this about Tony Cornish.

Mrs. Vansittart had no intention of resigning her position of mentor and friend.

They were in Park Straat now, in sight of Mrs. Vansittart's house.

Mrs. Vansittart knows of one in Park Straat which would suit us.

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