Bessie
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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In addition to Wollstonecraft and Mill, there are references to the artist Barbara Bodichon and the poet Bessie Rayner Parkes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Bessie Martin says she became suspicious of Bennett's behaviour when she saw him holding on to children for too long.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
Public satellites haven’t yet flown over the areas hit by the storm, and private satellites have only targeted a few areas, said Floodbase co-founder Bessie Schwarz.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2024
Quite a few of you introduced me to artists I’d never heard before, like the British singer-songwriter Labi Siffre, the Los Angeles punk band the Brat and the underrated North Carolina-born soul singer Bessie Banks.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2024
Bessie invited him to walk into the breakfast-room, and led the way out.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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