sot

Example Sentences

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Fosse, after all, was creating in his own image, whether rendering himself as a satyr, a sot or a snake.

From New York Times • Mar. 19, 2023

He fired a sot from the right circle that eluded Greiss’ stick with 5:44 remaining.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 1, 2021

Others have pointed out that Molière used the expression “un sot savant” in Les Femmes Savantes as far back as the late 17th century.

From Scientific American • Sep. 26, 2017

While the designated sot stumbles through said tale, an assortment of familiar actors in period garb re-enact the story as described more or less exactly, flubs and all.

From Salon • Nov. 29, 2016

Islanders knew him as a nautical sot who affected the gait and mannerisms of a sea captain: he tipped his captain’s hard-billed blue cap wherever he went on San Piedro.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson