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  William Tell

  noun

  a legendary Swiss patriot forced by the Austrian governor to shoot an apple off his son's head with bow and arrow.
• Tell, William
  Tell, William

  A legendary hero of Switzerland, famous for his skill as an archer. A tyrannical official forced him to shoot an apple off his son's head.

William Tell

American  

noun

1. a legendary Swiss patriot forced by the Austrian governor to shoot an apple off his son's head with bow and arrow.

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Tell, William Cultural  

1. A legendary hero of Switzerland, famous for his skill as an archer. A tyrannical official forced him to shoot an apple off his son's head.

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Finally, the film gets surrealistic and even incorporates the William Tell scene from Burroughs' own life.

From Salon ● Dec. 1, 2024

She had written: “There’s a seething stillness to ‘The Card Counter,’ and to star Oscar Isaac’s character, William Tell.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 26, 2021

There is Rat Island, nothing more than a pile of rocks with a strange statue of the Swiss folk hero William Tell.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 12, 2021

In “The Card Counter” his man in the room is Oscar Isaac’s William Tell, an austere poker player who travels around backwater casinos, staying under the radar and making sure to never win too much.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2021

I think that as we listened to the William Tell Overture, we were supposed to be imagining the Lone Ranger and Tonto riding their horses through the desert.

From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz

Said the Herald-American: "Tell William . . . and let William Tell."

From Time Magazine Archive

Tell William to make some strong coffee as soon as possible.

From Macaria by Augusta J. (Augusta Jane) Evans

Tell William to drive as slowly as he likes.

From Lost Farm Camp by Harry Herbert Knibbs

Tell William Platt I don’t care a speck what he does.

From Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales by Henry James

Tell William to have the carriage at the door at a quarter-past three; and do you pack my dressing-case, and the few things I shall need for two or three days' absence.

From Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir by May Agnes Fleming

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