Poitier

[pwah-tyey, pwah-tyey]

noun

1. Sidney, 1927–2022, U.S. actor and director.

Example Sentences

I yelled back, “Sydney!” after Pollack and Poitier.

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We would meet for dinner on occasion and there would be people like Sidney Poitier there.

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“John Amos was the Sidney Poitier of television,” he continues.

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In my very first film, Sidney Poitier gave me this black box with everything that I would need in it to do my own hair and makeup.

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“Sidney Poitier and I were the only ones out there,” said Jones, who scored several films starring Poitier, a close friend.

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