Crowe

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noun

Russell . born 1964, Australian film actor, born in New Zealand. His films include LA Confidential (1997), Gladiator (2000), for which he won an Oscar, A Beautiful Mind (2001), Master and Commander (2003), and American Gangster (2007)

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How to use Crowe in a sentence

“She would be my ‘boss lady,’” Crowe writes of the indefatigable Anne Marie.
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Sarah Crowe is the chief of crisis communications for UNICEF, based in New York.
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“It has changed the way people live, the way people die and the way mothers give birth,” Crowe said.
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Crowe recently returned from a visit to Liberia to assess the situation on the ground and will share her knowledge and experience.
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Mr. Crowe managed to scramble up the bank, but his calls to his companion were unanswered.
The British Expedition to the Crimea|William Howard Russell
On the evening of the same day Allen went to Crowe's livery stable and hired a horse and a heavy express wagon.
Bucholz and the Detectives|Allan Pinkerton
He confessed all to the Governor, and Nary Crowe was arrested.
The Bondman|Hall Caine
Crowe and Cavalcaselle have shown that Memlinc's work was well known and appreciated among Italian connoisseurs of the time.
A Popular Handbook to the National Gallery, Volume I, Foreign Schools|Various
I had heard of Will Crowe's death before, but not the foolish circumstance that hastened his end.
The Journal to Stella|Jonathan Swift