Wister
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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In 1902, Owen Wister wrote America’s first Western novel, “The Virginian,” after a Winthrop honeymoon.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2023
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 ● Jun. 30, 2022
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 ● Sep. 19, 2019
Three other grandchildren of the inventor, Dorrance “Dodo” Hamilton, Hope “Happy” van Beuren, and Diana Strawbridge Norris Wister pushed to sell the company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2018
We found a very chosen company, the Sydney Websters, Owen Wister, Senator Lodge and wife, the latter standing as godmother.
From Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 by Maud Howe Elliott
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