Bessie
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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His grandparents, Boris and Bessie Thomashefsky, were founding members of the Yiddish Theater in America.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
Baxter's younger sister, Alice Dale, became an actor and writer based in Australia and it is clear Bessie was a big influence on both.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025
Quite a few of you introduced me to artists I’d never heard before, like the British singer-songwriter Labi Siffre, the Los Angeles punk band the Brat and the underrated North Carolina-born soul singer Bessie Banks.
From New York Times • Jan. 5, 2024
Famed aviator Bessie Coleman, who was of Black and Cherokee ancestry, was depicted earlier this year.
From Washington Times • Dec. 4, 2023
“Flopsy? Can you think of anything Bessie may have missed? You feel like talking at all?”
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
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