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Wister

American  
[wis-ter] / ˈwɪs tər /

noun

  1. Owen, 1860–1938, U.S. novelist.


Example Sentences

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As they seek to save the acreage from development, Agnes Lee and Polly Wister must also confront their past choices and find some peace in the present.

From Los Angeles Times

Sixteen years earlier, McCrea had portrayed “The Virginian” on film, reprising a character that had been a part of popular culture since Owen Wister’s novel of the same name published in 1902.

From Washington Post

It’s a small detail that may be hard to pin down exactly because the primary sources rely on hyperbolic, 19th-century reporters like Wister.

From Washington Post

Owen Wister turned up, as did Frank Doubleday, as did Arthur Conan Doyle, with a set of golf clubs, to the consternation of the locals.

From New York Times

The patrol says in a preliminary report that 39-year-old Wister resident Matthew Place was killed Thursday after his boat collided with another vessel as both traveled in opposite directions coming around a point.

From Washington Times