Beatles

American  

[beet-lz] / ˈbit lz /

noun

1. (used with a plural verb) the, British rock-'n'-roll group (1962–70) including George Harrison (1943–2001), John (Winston) Lennon (1940–80), Paul (James) McCartney (born 1942), and Ringo Starr (Richard Starkey ) (born 1940).

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Beatles Cultural  

1. A rock 'n' roll singing group from Liverpool, England, that was phenomenally popular in the middle and late 1960s. The intense devotion of the group's fans, especially the hysterical screaming that the Beatles provoked in large crowds of teenagers, was called Beatlemania. The four Beatles were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. Among their many popular songs, most of which were written by Lennon and McCartney, were “I Want to Hold Your Hand” and “Hey, Jude.”

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Example Sentences

Not long afterwards, the pair began hearing from Beatles fans far and wide.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

“I saw these holidays with names like ‘Talk Like a Pirate Day,’ and I thought, ‘Why can’t there be a day dedicated to The Beatles as a way of giving thanks?”

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

When it came to making Global Beatles Day a reality in the age of social media, Cohen simply “dreamed it into existence and shared it as if it already were in existence.”

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

Thanks to Cohen, the world now looks to June 25 as “an annual love letter to The Beatles when we can celebrate their musical achievements and cultural impact.”

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

She put on the Beatles singing “Eleanor Rigby” and played it over and over and over again, low, so that I could just barely hear it through her door.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt