Baez

[ bahy-ez, bahy-iz ]

/ baɪˈɛz, ˈbaɪ ɪz /

noun

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

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Example sentences from the Web for baez

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
“Caylee usually slept in my bed, but on this morning I was alone,” Casey told Baez.
Speed Read: ‘Presumed Guilty—Casey Anthony: The Inside Story’|The Daily Beast|July 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST

As Baez writes, Casey never had a nanny and had been fired from Universal Studios two years before Caylee died.
Speed Read: ‘Presumed Guilty—Casey Anthony: The Inside Story’|The Daily Beast|July 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
At dinner received Baez' card with a great dish of fine sapotes.
Julia Ward Howe|Laura E. Richards
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
President Baez did not honor us with his presence, but his brother Damian and his sister Rosita were among our guests.
Reminiscences, 1819-1899|Julia Ward Howe.
Baez had sense enough to recognize the security which annexation to the United States would give to his people.
Reminiscences, 1819-1899|Julia Ward Howe.
Before our departure from the island, President Baez invited us to a state dinner at his residence.
Reminiscences, 1819-1899|Julia Ward Howe.

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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