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

Elvis Presley, Bob Hope, Bob Marley, Elton John and the Dalai Lama have all graced the hallowed hallways here at the Edgewater, which dates back to 1948 and is the area’s only four-diamond hotel.

From Washington Post • Jan. 22, 2020

Hoping Against Hope Bob and Patricia Guido and their two sons are not going anywhere.

From New York Times • Dec. 22, 2012