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Bowles [bohlz] Examples noun
- Chester,1901–86, U.S. statesman and author: special adviser on Afro-Asian and Latin-American affairs; ambassador to India 1951–53, 1963–69.
- Paul (Frederic),1910?–1999, U.S. novelist and composer.
- Samuel,1826–78, U.S. journalist.
Examples from the Web for bowles Contemporary Examples of bowles
The characters are inscrutable, the plotting careless, and, at every opportunity, Bowles subverts the dramatic stakes.
American Dreams, 1943: ‘Two Serious Ladies’ by Jane Bowles
Nathaniel Rich
May 30, 2013
Simpson and Bowles have returned to the stage with a far worse plan than the one they had before.
Michael Tomasky
February 19, 2013
Simpson and Bowles are just playing to that peanut gallery, for which a Politico breakfast is the perfect audience.
Michael Tomasky
February 19, 2013
In increasing the total deficit reduction, Simpson and Bowles have put the weight on the spending side of the budget.
Michael Tomasky
February 19, 2013
One might generously say that Simpson and Bowles are just bowing to the extant political reality.
Michael Tomasky
February 19, 2013
Historical Examples of bowles
As we neared the house, ‘Quiet,’ I said; ‘Mrs. Bowles does not know.’
Laura E. Richards
I wanted to hang back, too, when he took me into the house to see Mrs. Bowles.
Laura E. Richards
I told her to wait a minute, and went and asked Mrs. Bowles.
Laura E. Richards
“I beg your Majesty’s pardon,” began Mr. Bowles, doubtfully.
Gilbert K. Chesterton
See now if these be not sonnets which Bowles might have been proud to claim.
Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, March 1844
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British Dictionary definitions for bowles Bowles noun
- Paul . 1910–99, US novelist, short-story writer, and composer, living in Tangiers. His novels include The Sheltering Sky (1949) and The Spider’s House (1955)