Cagney
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Mr. Clooney added, “We’ve stood on the shoulders of the likes of Bette Davis and Jimmy Cagney, and it’s time for our generation to give something back.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 2, 2023
The 1949 James Cagney gangster film “White Heat,” for instance, Almodóvar says, would be just the same if Edmund O’Brien’s undercover inmate was gay.
From Seattle Times ● May 23, 2023
“Remember the old James Cagney movies when you see the head in the toilet?” he asks.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 22, 2023
Unlike James Cagney or Fred Astaire or Michael Jackson, he lacks the natural talent and grace of those performers.
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2022
“Yeah, but what if he’s somebody really nasty, like James Cagney in Public Enemy?” said Lettie.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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