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Calloway

[ kal-uh-wey ]

/ ˈkæl əˌweɪ /

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noun

Cab(ell), 1907–1994, U.S. jazz bandleader and singer.

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Words nearby Calloway

Callot, callous, callousness, callout, callow, Calloway, call rate, call sign, call slip, call someone's bluff, call the shots

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Example sentences from the Web for Calloway

Calloway later posted an Instagram shot with the bottle and a cigar to thank him.
In Run-Up to Wedding of George & Amal, Celebs and Paparazzi Stir Up the Canals of Venice|Barbie Latza Nadeau|September 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Gabriel is not a mindless servant of Calloway, which has a reputation for stock manipulation.
Here on Earth, The Forgotten Founding Father, and Other Reviews|The Daily Beast|April 30, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Calloway was to go with Boone; the other man was stationed on the top of the hill, to give the alarm, if necessary.
The Adventures of Daniel Boone: the Kentucky rifleman|Uncle Philip
Boone's first impulse was to use his rifle, but Calloway's prudence restrained him.
The Adventures of Daniel Boone: the Kentucky rifleman|Uncle Philip

The spelling of Colonel Calloway/Calaway has been left as it appears in the original.
The Adventures of Daniel Boone: the Kentucky rifleman|Uncle Philip
Other slaves who no longer could stand Col. Calloway's cruelty, would join him.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Work Projects Administration
Now, then, this is a mile race, and Calloway will go out in front—he always does.
Old Man Curry|Charles E. (Charles Emmett) Van Loan

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