Bessie
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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She would absorb every cadence of the African American folk genre, transfixed by the bewitching vocals of 1920s blues icons like Bessie Smith and Ma Rainey, as well as luminous jazz ballads by Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and Nina Simone.
From Los Angeles Times
I nodded, just as Bessie burst into tears because Joey was dangling a fat worm in her face.
From Literature
“Maybe tomorrow,” said Jeb, picking up Bessie.
From Literature
Charlie and Bessie were doing somersaults, whileJoey squashed tomato worms as fast as Flo and Fred could pick them off the vines.
From Literature
“Bessie Thomashefsky died in 1962. What are you talking about?”
From Literature
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