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Travers [trav-erz] Examples noun
- P(amela) L.,1899–1996, Australian writer, especially of children’s stories, in England.
Examples from the Web for travers Contemporary Examples of travers
Disney, furious, told Travers “that ship had sailed,” and the two never spoke again, according to The New York Times.
From ‘American Hustle’ to ‘Saving Mr. Banks,’ Why Is Hollywood Hooked On Embellishing the Truth?
Marina Watts, Marlow Stern
January 8, 2014
When Travers barrels into that office, we should have gotten a glimpse of what Walt Disney was really like behind closed doors.
The Real Walt Disney, Not the ‘Saving Mr. Banks’ Version
Andrew Romano
December 14, 2013
Travers did, in fact, cry throughout the premiere of Mary Poppins in 1964.
The Real Walt Disney, Not the ‘Saving Mr. Banks’ Version
Andrew Romano
December 14, 2013
Unlike in Saving Mr. Banks, Travers was never won over by Disney, his minions, or the movie they made together.
The Real Walt Disney, Not the ‘Saving Mr. Banks’ Version
Andrew Romano
December 14, 2013
For 20 years, Travers refused to grant the rights to Disney.
‘Saving Mr. Banks’ Reveals the Battle Over Disney’s ‘Mary Poppins’
Nico Hines
October 21, 2013
Historical Examples of travers
This doctor was Mr. Travers’s own grandfather, and Mr. Travers knows the story is true.
Harper’s Young People, July 20, 1880
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And yet, was it possible for him ever himself to have challenged Travers?
Charles James Lever
“Let me be your convoy, then,” said Travers, good-naturedly.
Charles James Lever
It would have been to plant the Travers here on the very spot I destine for myself.
Charles James Lever
It was more than doubtful that the Travers’ would ever return to Ireland.
Charles James Lever
British Dictionary definitions for travers Travers noun
- Ben (jamin). 1886–1980, British dramatist, best known for such farces as Rookery Nook (1926), Thark (1927), and Plunder (1928)