Baez

[ bahy-ez, bahy-iz ]

/ baɪˈɛz, ˈbaɪ ɪz /

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noun

Joan, born 1941, U.S. folk singer.

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Words nearby Baez

Baekeland, bael, Baer, baetyl, Baeyer, Baez, BAF, Bafana Bafana, baff, baffies, Baffin

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How to use Baez in a sentence

In local government HR, Baez is not up against company policy—he’s up against laws.
No Clean Water, Unplowed Streets: What the Public Sector's Hiring Problem Means For All of Us|Alana Semuels|April 8, 2022|Time
Four of the honorees said they would travel to Washington for the event, with Baez, who is 80, saying she’ll wait to see whether she is vaccinated and what the safety guidelines are in the spring.
Kennedy Center Honors will stage almost a week of events celebrating Garth Brooks, Debbie Allen, Joan Baez and more|Peggy McGlone|January 13, 2021|Washington Post
Even there, the answer is no, as physicist John Baez explains in detail.
Dear NASA: Fuel-Free Rocket Thruster Is Literally Too Good to Be True|Matthew R. Francis|August 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Joan Baez had given him a musical education along with her professional blessing.
Bob Dylan and the Writing of ‘Blonde on Blonde’ at the Chelsea Hotel|Sherill Tippins|December 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Van den Brule is not a rock star like Bono or Baez, nor is she famous, but she had a dream.
Luci: A Revolutionary Solar-Powered Lantern That Shines a Light on Poverty|Janine di Giovanni|May 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
When she asked about Caylee, George told her: “It was an accident that snowballed out of control,” according to Baez.
Speed Read: ‘Presumed Guilty—Casey Anthony: The Inside Story’|The Daily Beast|July 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
At this point, Baez argues, she was already unjustly presumed guilty.
Speed Read: ‘Presumed Guilty—Casey Anthony: The Inside Story’|The Daily Beast|July 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The negotiation for annexion began with a person known as Buenaventura Baez.
Charles Sumner; his complete works, volume 18 (of 20)|Charles Sumner
Doubtless it had an effect with Baez, Cazneau, and Fabens, the three confederates.
Charles Sumner; his complete works, volume 18 (of 20)|Charles Sumner
Are we not now treating Baez in some measure as England treated the Mosquito king?
Charles Sumner; his complete works, volume 18 (of 20)|Charles Sumner
Nor need this surprise us, for Father Baez had his own ideas about the advisability of the publication of the "Life."
The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus|Teresa of Avila
Gonzalez Baez, the Portuguese mentioned in the preceding chapter, suffered as a Judaic heretic.
The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII.|Juan Antonio Llorente

British Dictionary definitions for Baez

Baez

/ (ˈbaɪɛz) /

noun

Joan . born 1941, US rock and folk singer and songwriter, noted for the pure quality of her voice and for her committed pacifist and protest songs

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