Sayers
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Dorothy L(eigh), 1893–1957, English novelist, essayist, and dramatist: creator of the Lord Peter Wimsey detectve stories.
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Gale Eugene, 1943–2020, U.S. football player.
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Example Sentences
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Sayers praised the art underlying the artifice, paraphrasing Aristotle on the practice of literary deception.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
He will take on the role at the start of October, according to Freddie Sayers, the magazine's publisher.
From BBC • Sep. 25, 2024
Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers are inescapable early loves and ongoing favorites.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2024
Sayers Tuzroyluk, Sr., chairman of the Tikigaq Corporation Board of Directors, refused to answer questions about what happened in Point Hope.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2024
I should just like ter—” And here he began squaring about, Tom Sayers fashion, as if he’d have liked to have a set to with some of ’em.
From Original Penny Readings A Series of Short Sketches by Fenn, George Manville
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