Cagney
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Cary Grant, Fred Astaire and Clark Gable wore it, and James Cagney turned it into de rigueur gangster wear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 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
It was also hilarious, since one of its founders, Mike Cagney, is a former derivatives banker at the scandal-plagued Wells Fargo who ran a hedge fund as a side hustle.
From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 2023
“Remember the old James Cagney movies when you see the head in the toilet?” he asks.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 22, 2023
After the film we have tea and buns and we sing and dance like Cagney all the way to The Abbot’s.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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