Agatha
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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“I never had a definite place which was my room or where I retired specially to write,” Agatha Christie said in her autobiography.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
A collection of items from English crime author Agatha Christie's housekeeper are set to make more than £1,000 at auction.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
He also cites the mystery novelist Agatha Christie, about whom he has a new book out in May that aims “to show that any stylistic and intellectual condescension towards her is unjustified.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
That’s kind of how most Agatha Christie books work, is you meet the suspects in the first act.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025
“Remember what Agatha Swanburne said: ‘A journey of a thousand miles is best spent napping.’
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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