Hurst

[ hurst ]

noun

1. Fannie, 1889–1968, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
2. a city in N Texas.

hurst

/ hɜːst /

noun

1. a wood
2. a sandbank

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hurst¹

Old English hyrst; related to Old High German hurst

Example Sentences

Hurst and Jones have made an all-out final push over the past few days.

From Washington Post

In Syracuse—a major urban center in New York state—Hurst’s colleagues tracked deer in the snow to study their movement patterns.

From Popular-Science

In the final election results, Hurst lost to Republican Dustin Trotter by five votes.

From Voice of San Diego

He says that if you had a hot rod in Detroit in 1963, you had to have a Hurst shifter or you were nowhere.

From The Daily Beast

“We were living month to month on Hurst money, and I was writing The Big Bounce,” he says.

From The Daily Beast

Hurst sought to get the castration bill passed during the last legislative session but failed.

From The Daily Beast

But Alabama state Rep. Steve Hurst may be taking things a bit too far.

From The Daily Beast

Hurst told me that on off years such as this one, very few political people even go to the event.

From The Daily Beast

Hurst Dormer was a fine old place, yet of late to him it had grown singularly dull and cheerless.

From Project Gutenberg

He has eight thousand a year, and Hurst Dormer is one of the best old properties in Sussex.

From Project Gutenberg

It would help her, and Hurst Dormer would never know its golden-haired mistress, after all.

From Project Gutenberg

But I shall go back to Hurst Dormer to-morrow and start on that renovation work.

From Project Gutenberg

Hugh Alston had commenced work on the restoration of certain parts of Hurst Dormer.

From Project Gutenberg