Bowie
Americannoun
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James, 1799–1836, U.S. soldier and pioneer.
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William, 1872–1940, U.S. geodesist.
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a city in W Maryland.
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David , real name David Jones . born 1947, British rock singer, songwriter, and film actor. His recordings include "Space Oddity" (1969), The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972), Heroes (1977), Let's Dance (1983), and Heathen (2002)
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James , known as Jim Bowie . 1796–1836, US frontiersman. A hero of the Texas Revolution against Mexico (1835–36), he died at the Battle of the Alamo
Example Sentences
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Seeing David Bowie in concert as a young teenager inspired Jordan to dream of a career in music.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
Bowie may have been cursing his luck again on Tuesday when his first international start was reduced to a mere 13 minutes following Jack Hendry's red card in the Hampden loss to Switzerland.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
David Bowie used to put words in a jar and then pull them out and make a song from that.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Now, it's Ure alongside James Wilson of Hearts and Kieron Bowie of Sassuolo, who both have two caps, and Oli McBurnie of Hull, with the last of his 16 international appearances coming five years ago.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
I was spliced midway between three older brothers—Harry, Sam Houston, and Lamar—and three younger brothers—Travis, Sul Ross, and the baby, Jim Bowie, whom we called J.B.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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