Diddley
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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But she also had a string of lovers, who included blues singer Bo Diddley, the writer John Mortimer and notably the actor James Robertson Justice.
From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026
Wieden+Kennedy was also behind the clever “Bo Knows” commercials for Nike’s cross-training shoes featuring athlete Bo Jackson and blues-rock guitarist Bo Diddley.
From Washington Post • Oct. 7, 2022
I remember when Bo Diddley passed, I was on a bus somewhere with Buddy Miller.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2022
Young McLean was a paperboy - “every paper I’d deliver” - and adored Elvis, Gene Vincent, Bo Diddley but especially Holly, whose death deeply affected him.
From Washington Times • Jul. 18, 2022
Diddley, Diddley, Dumpty; The cat ran up the plum tree.
From Young Canada's Nursery Rhymes by Various
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