Billy Budd
Americannoun
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Waters’ antipathy toward C.J., much like John Claggart’s hostility toward Billy Budd, has a strong element of self-hate.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2023
Billy Budd is a dog, a cairn terrier belonging to my mother, and it turns out he’s a nervous flier with Hulk strength.
From Slate • Jun. 20, 2016
“Eustace Chisholm and the Works,” about the doomed relationship between a repressed gay man and one of the innocent Billy Budd figures that turn up frequently in Mr. Purdy’s fiction, failed to find an audience.
From New York Times • Aug. 26, 2013
Some of the composer's best-known works include the operas Peter Grimes and Billy Budd, and The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2013
In the few days we had spent outfitting the Beaver—checking the ropes, repairing sails, sealing the deck— he treated me like Billy Budd.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
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