historian

Example Sentences

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“No, Dunmore was calculating,” says London-based historian Olivette Otele.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

The French historian Ernest Renan identified the tension between a nation-state’s need for a legitimizing narrative and the often ugly truths of its actual past.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

"It lays out not just the types of dishes to be prepared, but also their weight and quality. These standards are still followed strictly," says historian Taqui.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

But Lord Roberts, a historian, has argued the Earl Marshal and the Lord Great Chamberlain should be allowed to keep their hereditary seats in the Lords.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

I did so because I agree with historian Diane McWhorter that “to sanitize the language of segregation is to mute its destructive force.”

From "Educated" by Tara Westover