Sentence examples for dear genius from inspiring English sources
We meet Langston Hughes, the gifted poet who is A'Lelia's "dear genius," and Carl Van Vechten, the gayest of gay dandies, who featured her in his novel "Nigger Heaven".
The judges this year were Lisa Von Drasek, children's librarian at the Bank Street College of Education in New York; Leonard S. Marcus, the author of "Ways of Telling" and "Dear Genius: The Letters of Ursula Nordstrom"; and Ian Falconer, the author and illustrator of the "Olivia" books.
The collection of her letters, "Dear Genius," is a treat, and includes correspondence between her and Mr. Sendak.
To inhabit genius fully, dear boy, and reveal it to others in all it's fruity-voiced magnificence.
When Fry protested the New York Philharmonic's neglect of American composers (notably himself), Richard Storrs Willis of The Musical World and Times defended the orchestra's rejection of Fry's "Santa Claus" Symphony: "My dear Fry, I admire your genius, but it is genius astray...
"My dear Fry," he wrote, "I admire your genius, but it is genius astray...
The first indication that Dear Leader was truly a golf genius came on the 11th green, when he sank an 85-foot putt.
My dear young friends, he is a genius, and I hope you will miss no chance of hearing him".
The memo, mentioned in the Times, includes much praise from the Dear Leader of his son Kim Jong-un: "He is a genius of geniuses.
The other is Nikki Christer, my publisher at Random House Australia, dear friend, and an editor of rare genius who has been my collaborator of nearly 20 years.
