Hope, Bob

Cultural  

1. A British-born twentieth-century American comedian. Hope is known for his work in films, especially a series of seven “Road” pictures, including The Road to Zanzibar and The Road to Morocco. His costars in all these films were Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour. He is also famous as a tireless entertainer of American service personnel overseas.

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Example Sentences

“Even in the midst of this we have hope,” Bob Armstrong, the church pastor, said,

From Seattle Times

They hope BOB will survive long enough to record the final throes of the ice shelf as it fractures into shards.

From Scientific American

“He still doesn’t come off as scary in the way Trump did. He still has sort of a Mitt Romney and, they hope, Bob McDonnell vibe,” she said, referring to the last Republican to win statewide in Virginia, who won the governorship in 2009 on a pragmatic “Bob’s for jobs” slogan.

From Washington Post

Lord of the Rings actor Elijah Wood was among those to react to Odenkirk's collapse, tweeting: "Oh man, really hope Bob Odenkirk is ok," while Spinal Tap comic actor and Better Call Saul co-star Michael McKean posted his support online.

From BBC

Oh man, really hope Bob Odenkirk is ok.

From Los Angeles Times