cose

[ kohs ]

/ koʊs /

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verb (used without object), noun cosed, cos·ing,

a variant of coze.

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Words nearby cose

COSAS, COSATU, Cosby, Cosby, Bill, coscenarist, cose, cosec, cosecant, cosech, coseismal, Cosell

How to use cose in a sentence

In this week's Newsweek, Ellis Cose finds a new generation that believes racism is in decline.
Meet the New Optimists: African Americans|Ellis Cose|May 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST
As Ellis Cose writes in his book Bone to Pick, “There is something exhilarating, deliciously primal about payback.”
How to Get Revenge Online|Lucy Knight|December 3, 2010|DAILY BEAST
“I have yet to meet a black person who believes we are living in a post-racial society,” Ellis Cose said.
We're Not Post-Racial Yet|Lloyd Grove|July 8, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Cose I knows yo cyant do nuffin much; yos only a lil boy, an der cyant no boy do a mans wok.
Three Little Women|Gabrielle E. Jackson

In-ne--cose, the Buffalos Child; a warrior, full-length, with medicine-bag of otter-skin.
Adventures of the Ojibbeway and Ioway Indians in England, France, and Belgium; Vol. I (of 2)|George Catlin
Cose Ise got em, panted Mammy, as she untied the strings of her bright purple worsted hood.
Three Little Women|Gabrielle E. Jackson
I Bagni di Lucca appartengono, come tant' altre cose in Italia, esclusivamente allo straniero.
Notes and Queries, Number 189, June 11, 1853|Various
Cose dey is, but dey's already damned; but dey's souls on de wes' plantation to be saved.
The Strength of Gideon and Other Stories|Paul Laurence Dunbar