Bankhead
Americannoun
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Tallulah (Brockman) 1903–68, U.S. actress (daughter of William Brockman Bankhead).
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William Brockman, 1874–1940, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1936–40.
noun
Example Sentences
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But for Bankhead, that is the definition of a good choreographer.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2024
With a comfortable stroll, Sean Bankhead stepped into Evolution Studios dressed in a black Nike sweatsuit.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2024
American actress Tallulah Bankhead was captured sipping champagne from her heel during a press conference at the Ritz Hotel in London.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2023
Nathaniel Bankhead, who runs a farm and garden consulting business in Chattanooga, Tenn., has banded with a group of other agricultural workers to save up to $500,000 to buy about 60 acres of land.
From New York Times • Nov. 13, 2022
Joe Duncan, Grady Bankhead, and Colon Guthrie were among some of the white condemned prisoners who told a similar story.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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