Bowers

[ bou-erz ]

/ ˈbaʊ ərz /

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noun

Claude Ger·nade

[zher-nahd], /ʒərˈnɑd/, 1878–1958, U.S. diplomat and historian.

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How to use Bowers in a sentence

At a subsequent meeting with GEPD, Bowers shared another state’s approach to the meaning of infiltration.
How a Powerful Company Convinced Georgia to Let It Bury Toxic Waste in Groundwater|by Max Blau|January 18, 2022|ProPublica
In the 1980s, Bowers was researching the history of the studio that made it, Thanhouser.
For model and actress Audrey Munson, a long and tragic final chapter|John Kelly|January 13, 2021|Washington Post
My immediate chief was a Lieutenant Colonel Verne L. Bowers, clearly picked out by Eisenhower as a highly talented staff officer.
I Saw Nuclear Armageddon Sitting on My Desk|Clive Irving|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There was an unexpected sequel to my time serving Colonel Bowers.
I Saw Nuclear Armageddon Sitting on My Desk|Clive Irving|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The few times Bowers had sex with Vidal was “pleasant, not mad love.”
How Gay Was Gore Vidal?|Tim Teeman|July 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
As Vidal grew frailer, Bowers bought men round “to just sit with him.”
How Gay Was Gore Vidal?|Tim Teeman|July 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Like Justice Powell in Bowers, Justice Kennedy then changed his vote.
The Sodomy Case That May Sway Justice Kennedy’s Same-Sex Marriage Vote|Adam Winkler|March 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
"'My manors, halls, and bowers shall still be open at my soveryne's will,'" chanted the boy.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
Its shady bowers and pleasant walks made it a delightful place of resort,—especially toward the time of sunsetting.
Charles Duran|The Author of The Waldos
He was dreaming, perchance, of the rosy bowers and the dark-eyed houris of Paradise.
Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks|Bracebridge Hemyng
A deeper spell had mastered me; and I lived only in those bowers where deeper passions spoke.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845|Various
The elegant drawing-rooms were almost transformed into bowers of tropical bloom.
A Dreadful Temptation|Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller