Get to know Salinger better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like writer or author.
Salinger meaning
A surname.
Using Salinger
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname.
- Useful related words include: j. d. salinger, jerome david salinger, writer, author.
- In the example corpus, salinger often appears in combinations such as: of salinger, salinger 's.
Context around Salinger
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 7 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Salinger
- In this selection, "salinger" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, longtime, justin, interviewed, publisher, type and asked stand out and add context to how "salinger" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include j d salinger s the and and justin salinger both playing. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "salinger" sits close to words such as abdulai, abhinandan and abhor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with salinger
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Author J.D. Salinger’s 100th birthday just passed. (9 words)
Robert called Pierre Salinger and Kenneth O'Donnell to assist him. (11 words)
Salinger also sent Lathbury numerous "infectious and delightful and loving" letters. (11 words)
Ever-ready to put his head in the lion’s mouth, metaphorically speaking, for enlightenment’s sake, Arkin had sought out an acquaintanceship with the fearsome hermit and American Jewish literary legend J.D. Salinger. (35 words)
Despite Salinger's stubbornness, many Hollywood titans have attempted to buy the film rights for Samuel Goldwyn, Billy Wilder, The Weinstein Company and each made attempts at earning the film rights but to no avail. (35 words)
Longtime Salinger publisher Little, Brown and Company says it’s the first time that the entirety of Salinger’s published work, including “The Catcher and the Rye,” will be available as e-books. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
Longtime Salinger publisher Little, Brown and Company says it’s the first time that the entirety of Salinger’s published work, including “The Catcher and the Rye,” will be available as e-books.
Ever-ready to put his head in the lion’s mouth, metaphorically speaking, for enlightenment’s sake, Arkin had sought out an acquaintanceship with the fearsome hermit and American Jewish literary legend J.D. Salinger.
Shriver, a J.D. Salinger-type recluse who went off the grid after the book’s publication and has never been photographed, would be a coup for the college and save the festival.
The books have been dramatised for radio by the BBC, with Jason Watkins () and Justin Salinger () both playing Shardlake.
Bishop interviewed Salinger’s son Matt who told him that, after fighting for months in arctic conditions in Belgium, his father always kept his house at seventy-two degrees.
Both men received emergency medical care after the third individual was removed by officers – however, it’s understood Salinger’s injuries were too severe and officers were unable to save him.
Despite Salinger's stubbornness, many Hollywood titans have attempted to buy the film rights for Samuel Goldwyn, Billy Wilder, The Weinstein Company and each made attempts at earning the film rights but to no avail.
For his part, Salinger is downright friendly, even though we never get a proper look at him.
Author J.D. Salinger’s 100th birthday just passed.
Salinger has no superpowers, but he is in peak physical health and studied psychology.
The Catcher in the Ryehas been linked (albeit tenuously) to a number of murders, but that’s not J.D. Salinger’s fault.
In 2007, A Thousand Splendid Suns, similar to the reception of J.D. Salinger’s magnum opus.
According to Lathbury, Salinger was deeply concerned with the proposed book's appearance, even visiting Washington to examine the cloth for the binding.
Charles Dickens ' David Copperfield is another such classic, and J.D. Salinger 's The Catcher in the Rye is a well-known modern example of fictional autobiography.
In literature The title of J. D. Salinger 's The Catcher in the Rye is often mistaken for a mondegreen.
Realizing the ramifications of counting Texas votes as their own, Salinger asked him whether he was considering a Kennedy-Johnson ticket, and Robert replied, yes.
Robert called Pierre Salinger and Kenneth O'Donnell to assist him.
Salinger also sent Lathbury numerous "infectious and delightful and loving" letters.
Salinger realized the ramifications of counting Texas votes as their own, and asked him whether he was considering a Kennedy-Johnson ticket, and Robert replied "yes".
Shortly before the books were to be shipped, Salinger changed his mind, and in accordance with his wishes, Orchises withdrew the work.
Common combinations with salinger
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of salinger 3×
- salinger 's 2×