Bela
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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She incorporates films as seemingly irrelevant but surprisingly apropos as the Bela Lugosi horror movie “The Black Cat” and an Astaire-Rogers musical.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026
"Satantango" was made into a feature film -- lasting more than seven hours -- of the same name in 1994 by the acclaimed Hungarian director Bela Tarr.
From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025
One neighbour, Chris, told us he thought the will had sounded strange and not only because Mr Judd had never mentioned Bela Kovacs.
From BBC • Jul. 4, 2025
And now that he’s just purchased a Bela Lugosi cape used in 1948’s “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein,” he’s planning on a guitar with that theme as well.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2025
Laughing, he said, “Totally okay. This gives me a chance to convert another unsuspecting human to becoming a Bela Lugosi nerd, which is my mission in life anyway. I’ll bring you the DVD tomorrow.”
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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