Chavez
Americannoun
-
Carlos 1899–1978, Mexican composer and conductor.
-
Cesar (Estrada) 1927–93, U.S. labor leader: organizer of migrant farmworkers.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The three Japanese stars had truly found a home in Chavez Ravine, in each other, and in October.
From Los Angeles Times
His nine-month trial took a dramatic turn earlier this month when his former prime minister Betssy Chavez, also put in the dock, was given asylum by the Mexican embassy.
From Barron's
Concannon and Chavez are the last officers connected to the scandal with pending cases.
From Los Angeles Times
The valley is where, in 1970, Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers launched their Salad Bowl strike, the largest farmworker labor action in U.S. history.
From Los Angeles Times
Someone had gouged out the two S’s in a Cesar Chavez quote about “drawing the goodne...” out of students.
From Los Angeles Times
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
