Kleist

[ klahyst ]

noun

1. (Bernd) Hein·rich (Wil·helm) von [be, r, nt , hahyn, -, r, i, kh, , vil, -helm f, uh, n], 1777–1811, German poet, dramatist, and story writer.

Kleist

/ klaɪst /

noun

1. Kleist(Bernd) Heinrich17771811MGermanTHEATRE: dramatistWRITING: poetWRITING: short-story writer ( Bernd ) Heinrich ( Wilhelm ) von (ˈhainrɪç fɔn). 1777–1811, German dramatist, poet, and short-story writer. His plays include The Broken Pitcher (1808), Penthesilea (1808), and The Prince of Homburg (published 1821)

Other Words From

• Kleisti·an adjective

Example Sentences

Mr. von Kleist was the last surviving member of the plot to kill Hitler known as "Valkryie".

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He asked for a day to decide, and he traveled home from Berlin to talk with his father, Ewald von Kleist-Schmenzin.

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Jamie McFadden writes in that Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist died on Friday at his home in Munich, Germany.

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He excused himself on the score that courtesy required him to wait for Herr Georges Kleist.

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But, even as the report was heard, Herr Kleist's pistol was blown to pieces and he himself staggered and fell on one knee.

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Although untouched by the ball, the impact of the broken pistol with the right side of Kleist's face had had deplorable results.

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In short, Herr Kleist would be obliged for at least a fortnight to forgo the pleasures of society.

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Sporschil and other writers have said that Blucher sent General Kleist a reinforcement of three thousand infantry.

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