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Crosby

American  
[krawz-bee, kroz-] / ˈkrɔz bi, ˈkrɒz- /

noun

  1. Bing Harry Lillis Crosby, 1904–77, U.S. singer and actor.


Crosby 1 British  
/ ˈkrɒzbɪ /

noun

  1. a town in NW England, in Sefton unitary authority, Merseyside. Pop: 51 789 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Crosby 2 British  
/ ˈkrɒzbɪ /

noun

  1. Bing, real name Harry Lillis Crosby. 1904–77, US singer and film actor; famous for his style of crooning: best known for the song "White Christmas" from the film Holiday Inn (1942)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

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The oil price is reacting to the idea that the “hostilities have largely finished for good,” said Neil Crosby of market-intelligence company Sparta Commodities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 5, 2026

Relatively few songs and even fewer shows dealt specifically with the effects of the Great Depression, and “Brother,” recorded definitively by Bing Crosby, surely ranks as the ultimate statement of that time and place.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

“It turns a math problem into a loyalty test,” said Daniel Crosby, chief behavioral officer at Orion Advisor Solutions.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026

The session was also cut short on Wednesday evening following a crash at Crosby Leap involving the outfit of Ryan and Callum Crowe.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Meanwhile, Lin and Crosby were hard at work putting on a horse race Hollywood-style.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

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