Bierce
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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In one overused plot gimmick, appropriated from Ambrose Bierce, the story’s protagonist discovers that he or she’s been dead all along.
From Washington Post • Nov. 6, 2019
There’s a reason why Ambrose Bierce described the telephone as “an invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable keep his distance.”
From Fox News • Jul. 14, 2019
Imagine my shock when I discovered Ambrose Bierce.
From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2018
Wicked Lit 2017 This year’s edition of Unbound Productions’ site-specific collection of terror tales includes “Thoth’s Labyrinth,” “The Open Door” and the classic Ambrose Bierce ghost story “The Damned Thing.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2017
Didn’t you lure Ambrose Bierce to the Mexican border?”
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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