Recent Examples on the WebPrestigious man of letters Sheridan Whiteside (Monty Woolley) spills down the snowy front steps at the home of small-town family the Stanleys, where he's planned a promo dinner in Mesalia, Ohio, right around the holidays.—Gwen Ihnat, EW.com, 16 Nov. 2023 Cerebral men of letters often make unrewarding screen protagonists, spending too much time in their own heads to fully engage as characters.—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 An eccentric man of letters, Mr. Gottlieb bore an uncanny resemblance to Woody Allen.—Michael S. Rosenwald, Washington Post, 14 June 2023
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