DiMaggio

[ duh-mah-jee-oh, -maj-ee-oh ]

/ dəˈmɑ dʒiˌoʊ, -ˈmædʒ iˌoʊ /

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noun

Joseph Paul "Joe"; "Joltin' Joe", 1914–1999, U.S. baseball player.

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dilution, diluvial, diluvialism, diluvium, dim, DiMaggio, Dimashq, Dimbleby, dimbulb, dime, dime a dozen

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How to use DiMaggio in a sentence

As the games and hits piled up, DiMaggio passed several records.
Joe DiMaggio’s hitting streak still a record 80 years later|Fred Bowen|May 12, 2021|Washington Post
DiMaggio went on to get a hit in each of the next 55 Yankees games.
Joe DiMaggio’s hitting streak still a record 80 years later|Fred Bowen|May 12, 2021|Washington Post
Newspapers and magazines were filled with tales about DiMaggio and the streak.
Joe DiMaggio’s hitting streak still a record 80 years later|Fred Bowen|May 12, 2021|Washington Post
“Joltin’ Joe,” as DiMaggio was nicknamed, was just getting started.
Joe DiMaggio’s hitting streak still a record 80 years later|Fred Bowen|May 12, 2021|Washington Post

Then DiMaggio broke George Sisler’s modern-day record of hits in 41 consecutive games.
Joe DiMaggio’s hitting streak still a record 80 years later|Fred Bowen|May 12, 2021|Washington Post
One of the sexiest movie stars of all time, the woman who married Joe DiMaggio and Arthur Miller, is not cool?
Defining American Cool From Walt Whitman to Tina Fey and Johnny Depp|Jason Berry|March 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Police have never offered up a motive as to why DiMaggio killed Christina and Ethan Anderson and abducted Hannah.
Autopsies on Hannah Anderson’s Family Bring Police No Closer to a Motive|Christine Pelisek|September 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“She was in close proximity of DiMaggio when he was shot and killed,” said Gore.
Hannah Anderson Captor a ‘Trusted Friend,’ Cat Lover|Christine Pelisek|August 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
According to Spanswick, Brett as early as last week asked DiMaggio to teach his son how to shoot a rifle.
Hannah Anderson Captor a ‘Trusted Friend,’ Cat Lover|Christine Pelisek|August 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
However, there also were reports that DiMaggio acted inappropriately around Hannah.
Hannah Anderson Captor a ‘Trusted Friend,’ Cat Lover|Christine Pelisek|August 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for DiMaggio

DiMaggio

/ (dɪˈmædʒɪəʊ) /

noun

Joe. 1914–99, US baseball player

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