Swanee
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Laguna was the champion and he thought I'd go down the Swanee dead easy with the heat and everything.
From BBC
“Swanee River” Way down beneath the frenzied drivers, far, far below; Come join the rush-to-work survivors – street traffic's much too slow!
From Washington Post
Among those pre-1923 sound recordings entering the copyright-free zone are “Swanee” sung by Al Jolson, Italian aria recordings by Enrico Caruso, and “Down Home Blues” sung by Ethel Waters.
From Los Angeles Times
The studio also had its say about the soundtrack, which apparently, and pathetically, Thalberg found depressing and strange, and explains why Chick sings the Irving Berlin tune “Swanee Shuffle.”
From New York Times
“My friend Jeanna of Swanee Grace runs a vintage studio out of her home in Staten Island. You can have a glass of wine and talk about clothes all evening long.”
From New York Times
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