dixy
Americannoun
plural
dixiesExample Sentences
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Even Governor Dixy Lee Ray hadn’t been concerned when she first heard about the eruption.
From Literature
Governor Dixy Lee Ray didn’t approve of the two-phase plan.
From Literature
One van painted with “Dixy open the gate” seemed to speak for everyone in the caravan.
From Literature
Washington Gov. Dixy Lee Ray expressed disappointment that the Sonics distracted from the 1979 state legislative session.
From Seattle Times
Dixy Lee Ray, a “tell-it-like-it-is hurricane of a woman” who became Washington state’s first woman governor in 1976.
From Seattle Times
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