Caruso

[ kuh-roo-soh; Italian kah-roo-zaw ]

/ kəˈru soʊ; Italian kɑˈru zɔ /

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noun

En·ri·co

[en-ree-koh; Italian en-ree-kaw], /ɛnˈri koʊ; Italian ɛnˈri kɔ/, 1873–1921, Italian operatic tenor.

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Words nearby Caruso

Caruaru, carucate, caruncle, carunculate, Carúpano, Caruso, Caruso, Enrico, carvacrol, carve, carvel, carvel-built

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How to use Caruso in a sentence

Caruso added to that in an interview with the Los Angeles Times, saying that city leaders failed in their “sacred duty” to keep peace when rioting broke out.
The Trailer: Not just Virginia: From county to county, an off-year battle for the suburbs|David Weigel|October 28, 2021|Washington Post
Welcome to Caruso’s Grocery, which takes its name from a store Babin’s long-ago Sicilian relatives operated in Baton Rouge and revels in old-fashioned details.
2021 Fall Dining Guide|Tom Sietsema|October 6, 2021|Washington Post
Caruso, Ball and Williams likely are not enough to make up that gap, but the Bulls could still potentially execute a Lauri Markkanen sign-and-trade to net themselves some help on that end.
Which NBA Teams Are Making The Same Free Agency Moves, And Which Ones Are Mixing It Up?|Jared Dubin|August 4, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
In exchange, Caruso agreed to a deal he thinks will eventually save money.
How the Police Bank Millions Through Their Union Contracts|by Andrew Ford, Asbury Park Press, and Agnes Chang, Jeff Kao and Agnel Philip, ProPublica|February 8, 2021|ProPublica

Caruso and the union agreed to stop the retirement payments for officers who had yet to be hired by the town.
How the Police Bank Millions Through Their Union Contracts|by Andrew Ford, Asbury Park Press, and Agnes Chang, Jeff Kao and Agnel Philip, ProPublica|February 8, 2021|ProPublica
CNBC's Michelle Caruso-Cabrera is one of the few business journalists who has been asked to visit Cuba.
Cuba's 1 Percent Is Not Who You Think It Is|CNBC|July 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I'm not sure many people would say Summer was Caruso, but okay.
A1-Worthy Musical Deaths|Michael Tomasky|May 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Enrico Caruso, August 3, 1921--above the fold, the off-lede, as we call it, on the far left-hand column.
A1-Worthy Musical Deaths|Michael Tomasky|May 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
And not just an obit, but a sidebar under the hed "Caruso Kept Hoping He Would Return."
A1-Worthy Musical Deaths|Michael Tomasky|May 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Chico Caruso, a cartoonist for the Rio daily O Globo, drew the bespectacled minister in a Hope bikini.
Too Sexy for Brazil|Mac Margolis|October 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST
On the night of March 7, Caruso, who had been in poor condition for some time, was found to have a gaping wound around the neck.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson
Caruso was brought inside, and, whilst Whetter administered chloroform, McLean sewed up the wound.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson
Sitting in warm and soapy water their voices swell to Caruso's.
Hints to Pilgrims|Charles Stephen Brooks
Now here he was swinging along looking very much like Mr. Caruso, or some such personage as that.
Turns about Town|Robert Cortes Holliday
While on the stage I was so entranced with the wonderful singing of Mr. Caruso that I forgot to come in at the right time.
Great Singers on the Art of Singing|James Francis Cooke

British Dictionary definitions for Caruso

Caruso

/ (Italian kaˈruːso) /

noun

Enrico (enˈriːko). 1873–1921, an outstanding Italian operatic tenor; one of the first to make gramophone records

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