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Sternberg

[ sturn-burg ]

/ ˈstɜrn bɜrg /

noun

George Miller,1838–1915, U.S. bacteriologist and medical researcher.

Jo·sef von

[joh-zuh f, -suh f] /ˈdʒoʊ zəf, -səf/. von Sternberg, Josef.

Example sentences from the Web for sternberg

For Sternberg, living in New York is not possible if you are chasing after some idea of the city.

Writers to New York: I Wish I Knew How to Quit You |Molly Hannon |December 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Sternberg showed a sweatshirt wrapped around a hips-style skirt, oversized faux furs, and thigh-length cardigans.

The Coolest Kids on the Block: Public School, Opening Ceremony, and Band of Outsiders |Erin Cunningham |February 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Sternberg's previous campaign stars have included Josh Brolin and Frank Ocean.

Garance Doré Signs Book Deal; Lena Dunham Wrote to Sex Columnist About Being a Virgin at Age 19 |The Fashion Beast Team |August 22, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Sternberg says that his recent shows are “sort of my childhood fantasies come to life.”

Band of Outsiders Stages Scavenger Hunt for Fall 2013 Collection |Misty White Sidell |February 8, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

“For me, it feels so silly to do a runway show for menswear, so that opens the field for imagination,” Sternberg said.

Band of Outsiders Stages Scavenger Hunt for Fall 2013 Collection |Misty White Sidell |February 8, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Sternberg received them with composure, Martinitz and Slawata with defiance.

The Thirty Years War, Complete |Friedrich Schiller
Mr Sternberg has evinced a striking and peculiar aptitude for this branch of enquiry.

Notes and Queries, Number 80, May 10, 1851 |Various
There are still 200 sick at Sternberg and 50 at Leiter, but these will soon I hope be furloughed and returned to their homes.

The Red Cross in Peace and War |Clara Barton
But sorrow seemed to have taken possession of Sternberg castle.

Legends of the Rhine |Wilhelm Ruland
A wall was soon built up between the two forts Sternberg and Liebenstein, a silent witness of the enmity between the two brothers.

Legends of the Rhine |Wilhelm Ruland

British Dictionary definitions for sternberg

Sternberg

/ (ˈstɜːnˌbɜːɡ, ˈʃtɜːn-) /

noun

See von Sternberg

Medical definitions for sternberg

Sternberg

[ stûrn′bûrg′ ]

George Miller 1838-1915

American army physician who was US surgeon general (1893-1902) and organized (1900) the Yellow Fever Commission.