Crosby

[krawz-bee, kroz-]

noun

1. Bing Harry Lillis Crosby, 1904–77, U.S. singer and actor.

Crosby

¹

/ ˈkrɒzbɪ /

noun

1. a town in NW England, in Sefton unitary authority, Merseyside. Pop: 51 789 (2001)

Crosby

²

/ ˈkrɒzbɪ /

noun

1. Bing, real name Harry Lillis Crosby. 1904–77, US singer and film actor; famous for his style of crooning: best known for the song "White Christmas" from the film Holiday Inn (1942)

Example Sentences

On the clear, cold, moonlit night of February 17, 1864, John Crosby, the officer of the deck aboard the Union’s mightiest sloop of war, the USS Housatonic, stood gazing across the waters of Charleston Harbor.

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The oil complex is “grinding forward on a bifurcated narrative” of tight product supplies against “what’s supposed to be a looser crude market,” Neil Crosby of Sparta Commodities says in a note.

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On crude, “we are also still in no man’s land regarding the glut,” Neil Crosby of Sparta Commodities says in a note.

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It was popularised by Bing Crosby, who, as a significant shareholder, would sing in ads and radio show jingles about frozen orange juice being "better for your health".

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In Vancouver in 2010, Sidney Crosby netted the “Golden Goal” in overtime to lift the host nation to the top of the podium.

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