Welty

[ wel-tee ]

noun

1. Eu·do·ra [yoo-, dawr, -, uh, -, dohr, -, uh], 1909–2001, U.S. short-story writer and novelist.

Welty

/ ˈwɛltɪ /

noun

1. WeltyEudora19092001FUSWRITING: novelistWRITING: short-story writer Eudora. 1909–2001, US novelist and short-story writer, noted for her depiction of life in the Mississippi delta. Her novels include Delta Wedding (1946) and The Optimist's Daughter (1972)

Example Sentences

Welty also notes that if you want something custom, the sooner you commission it, the better, as makers have limited time to put unique pieces together.

From Popular-Science

Welty was such a character, and the two of them are hyper-literate.

From The Daily Beast

He told Flagg he had an extra ticket to see Eudora Welty at the 92nd Street Y the following week and invited her to use it.

From The Daily Beast

None of these characters would be caught dead in a novel by John Steinbeck, Carson McCullers, or Eudora Welty.

From The Daily Beast

Writers ranging from Ray Bradbury to Eudora Welty to Amos Oz have credited this classic text as an influence.

From The Daily Beast

Nadine Gordimer once called Phillips “the best short-story writer since Eudora Welty.”

From The Daily Beast

Welty had been taken in the night before, his bruises had been anointed, and he had been provisioned for the journey.

From Project Gutenberg

There was to be preaching at Welty's that day, and a love-feast in the evening.

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"Won't you go tonight; we will pay the way," insisted the persuasive Welty.

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"You are a poor inveigler," said Welty to Monroe, facetiously.

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"An extra levy has been made on the red-lighters," replied Welty.

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