Bessie
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Baxter's younger sister, Alice Dale, became an actor and writer based in Australia and it is clear Bessie was a big influence on both.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025
She and her mother, Bessie Barber, moved to Atlanta to “make a better living” for themselves.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2024
Famed aviator Bessie Coleman, who was of Black and Cherokee ancestry, was depicted earlier this year.
From Washington Times • Dec. 4, 2023
The property was constructed in 1935 and purchased by Raymond J. Walker and Bessie Mae Petersen in 1946, according to a recommendation report by the city of Los Angeles’ planning department.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2023
Abbot, too, was sewing in another room, and Bessie, as she moved hither and thither, putting away toys and arranging drawers, addressed to me every now and then a word of unwonted kindness.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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