chorus girl
Americannoun
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chorus girls
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of chorus girl
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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Stevens won a Golden Globe for her 1959 film debut as a chorus girl in Say One for Me, which also starred Bing Crosby and Debbie Reynolds.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2023
“I was a chorus girl with a big skirt and a big wig, singing way too loud. Angelo was doing the music for the show, and we became friends.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 10, 2022
Richards began her career as a chorus girl in Harlem’s Cotton Club.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 8, 2021
A gorgeous chorus girl determined to marry into money finds one wealthy beau after another while a handsome bodyguard remains devoted, hoping to win her heart.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2020
Surely as good as a stuck-up chorus girl, who couldn't dance and couldn't act and couldn't even sing sometimes.
From Carnival by Compton MacKenzie
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