Vidal

[ vi-dahl ]

/ vɪˈdɑl /

noun

(Eugene Luther) Gore,1925–2012, U.S. novelist, essayist, and playwright.

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Examples from the Web for vidal

“We see that Western countries are preparing themselves in case they have one or two cases,” said Vidal.
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Vidal uses modern literary technique to bring period detail to life.
The Best Books on President Lincoln|Allen Barra|February 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On the table was a picture of Jacqueline Kennedy with a dedication to Vidal, says Bastos.
Gore Vidal’s Tragic Final Decade|Tim Teeman|November 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Professionally, Vidal's last decade while not fallow was not golden.
Gore Vidal’s Tragic Final Decade|Tim Teeman|November 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Was he happy, I asked Vidal when I interviewed him for The Times of London in 2009.
Gore Vidal’s Tragic Final Decade|Tim Teeman|November 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
We heard that was the reason why Captain Vidal did not come with us, as there was an inquiry about it at the time.
Wounded and a Prisoner of War|Malcolm V. (Malcolm Vivian) Hay
Vidal was a man of great learning and equal modesty, a man of the strictest honour, kind-hearted and charitable in the extreme.
The Inhabitants of the Philippines|Frederic H. Sawyer
If it had only been a bob fare you might have gone back to Acton and left Mr. Vidal to his fate.
The Place of Dragons|William Le Queux
At last he knew where Vidal Nuez was and it was his business to make an arrest and not to wait upon further chance.
The Bells of San Juan|Jackson Gregory
General Santos, at the head of the Government forces, effectually suppressed the rising, whereupon Vidal resigned in his favour.
Uruguay|W. H. Koebel

British Dictionary definitions for vidal

Vidal

/ (viːˈdæl) /

noun

Gore. 1925–2012 US novelist and essayist. His novels include Julian (1964), Myra Breckinridge (1968), Burr (1974), Lincoln (1984), and The Season of Conflict (1996)

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