Hodges

American  

[hoj-iz] / ˈhɒdʒ ɪz /

noun

1. John Cornelius JohnnyRabbitJeep, 1906–70, U.S. jazz saxophonist.

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Example Sentences

And in February 1951, three of his leading musicians—saxman Johnny Hodges, trombonist Lawrence Brown and percussionist Sonny Greer—departed, with a combined 70 years of service.

From The Wall Street Journal

Yvonne Lanauze’s vocal is modest, but the track blossoms in the instrumental solos—Hodges’s alto sax singing with quiet poise, and Tyree Glenn’s trombone talking with emotion and eloquence, raising the whole performance to another level.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We will be supporting our federal partners throughout Louisiana in partnering with regard to customs and border protection,” Hodges said.

From The Wall Street Journal

As Celebrity President Laura Hodges Bethge put it: “You want hundreds of people flushing toilets at the same time.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Hodges, the court found that “The fundamental liberties protected by the Fourteenth Amendment extend to certain personal choices central to individual dignity and autonomy, including intimate choices defining personal identity and beliefs. Marriage,” it said, “is a centerpiece of social order and fundamental under the Constitution.”

From Salon