Bess

American  

[bes] / bɛs /

noun

1. a first name, form of Elizabeth.

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Example Sentences

Britain wasn’t an early leader, but as in so many other areas it raced ahead in the 18th century, mass-producing the Brown Bess—the long, muzzleloading musket that was the basic tool of the British Empire for more than a century.

From The Wall Street Journal

That lament is spoken by the narrator of “Liberation,” a funny if meandering new play by Bess Wohl presented by the Roundabout Theatre Company that explores the idealistic aims and frequent frustrations of women in the feminist movement in the early 1970s.

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Christopher Bess, a spokesman for the Miami Beach Police Department, said the concerns about crime on North Bay are more of a perception issue.

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The spate of auto thefts were related to a nationwide organized crime ring, Bess said.

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Ginelle Bess, founder of a nonprofit helping with recovery efforts, said her group has raised more than $70,000 to clean up damaged homes and clear debris.

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