Sousa

American  

[soo-zuh, -suh] / ˈsu zə, -sə /

noun

1. John Philip, 1854–1932, U.S. band conductor and composer.

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Sousa British  

/ ˈsuːzə /

noun

1. John Philip. 1854–1932, US bandmaster and composer of military marches, such as The Stars and Stripes Forever (1897) and The Liberty Bell (1893)

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Example Sentences

Interest costs are already eating up some 20% of state revenue, de Sousa adds, though Petro’s government temporarily shrank that through a short-term “liability management exercise.”

From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026

Portugal star Paulo Sousa arrived fresh from winning the Champions League with Juventus the same summer, but it was the Scottish midfielder who wrote his name into Westfalenstadion legend.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

But Sergio de Sousa, managing partner at Hidden Brook, suggested Essential Quality, a champion colt at 2 and 3 at the start of this decade.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

“He groused, ‘Look, we played straight Sousa marches in the last war, and we did all right, didn’t we?’

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

The ache in the middle of my left shin bone came to life, and I abandoned any hope of sleep before seven, when my radio-alarm clock would rouse me with its hearty renderings of Sousa.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath