Owens

[ oh-uhnz ]

noun

1. Jesse John Cleveland, 1913–80, U.S. athlete.
2. a river in E California, flowing from the Sierra Nevada S to the Owens Valley basin: diverted to the Los Angeles Aqueduct. 120 miles (193 km) long.

Owens

/ ˈəʊɪnz /

noun

1. OwensJesse19131980MUSSPORT AND GAMES: athlete Jesse, real name John Cleveland Owens. 1913–80, US Black athlete: won four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics (1936)

Example Sentences

He did compare notes with Robinson, Doby and others like Jesse Owens but sports in America in the 1940s and 1950s.

From The Daily Beast

Owens said Udall just wanted to get all the facts out about the Bush-era black sites.

From The Daily Beast

Owens also accused her of making far more than she claims to need in order to defer the costs of her $58,000 tuition.

From The Daily Beast

Finally, I flagged it down around Avenue U. Jesse Owens could not have made that run.

From The Daily Beast

Bic Owens, the costume designer of Big Sur, is very talented.

From The Daily Beast

The night was cold, and Carson and Owens, with their saddle blankets wrapped around them, lay down close to the fire.

From Project Gutenberg

In this conclusion he was joined by Richard Owens, an old mountaineer and an intimate associate for many years.

From Project Gutenberg

We cannot tell here in any detail the full story of Owens life and thought.

From Project Gutenberg

A point to note about this early socialism of Owens is that it was not at first at all democratic.

From Project Gutenberg

Smith Owens Gwinn is successfully engaged in farming on section 20, township 11 north, range 40 east, in Columbia county.

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