Used in a Sentence

bowie

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for bowie.

Editorial note

For instance, Zowie Bowie is now known as Duncan Zowie Haywood Jones, and is a successful film director.

Examples17
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A surname.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of bowie gathered in one view.

noun

A surname.

noun

A city in Prince George's County, Maryland.

noun

A place in the United States:

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for bowie.

noun

A surname.

noun

A city in Prince George's County, Maryland.

noun

A place in the United States:

noun

A census-designated place in Cochise County, Arizona, named after Fort Bowie.

Example sentences

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For instance, Zowie Bowie is now known as Duncan Zowie Haywood Jones, and is a successful film director.

2

BTW, if you remember the crystal ball contact juggling that David Bowie does in Labyrinth, that was Moschen.

3

David Bowie put out two hit records AND co-wrote and produced two Iggy Pop records in '77.

4

Also a big fan of the album Love by The Cult and pretty much anything by David Bowie or Rush.

5

Recall a Bowie album with a zip in the front, just do not get that on CD, and no way digitally.

6

The manufacturer brands themselves as professional, so it's not like I'm trying to do a David Bowie impression.

7

They were active at the same time as David Bowie and The Rolling Stones.

8

Another thing you could learn from Bowie is how to write succinctly.

9

That module immediately made me think of the one David Bowie sat in and that appears on the front of the album Station to Station.

10

Can someone explain the David Bowie and Freddie Mecury reference?

11

Still, I'd wager that if you pick a random Mozart piece it's got just as high a likelihood of quality as a random Bowie track.

12

David Bowie is great, but if you were to catalogue his output, abilities, and achievements I think they would pale severely in comparison to Mozart.

Quote examples

1

I like the reference to Bowie's "Heros" album in particular the song "Sense of Doubt" which is a great instrumental.

2

I'm sinking in the quicksand, of my thought, And I ain't got the power anymore." I think David Bowie put it a little bit better and he did come up with a pretty great melody and chord progression for the tune, but don't let that get you down, you gotta start somewhere, right?

Proper noun examples

1

Eno, Bowie, et al also used it during the sessions for Low and Radiohead used it during the sessions for Kid A/Amnesiac.

2

As reported by Joe Silver at ArsTechnica on 14 May 2014, Hadfield chose to remove the video himself, in compliance with the agreement he had made with Bowie, and that plans were underway to renew the license.

3

I think the Beatles example is bad because they had an extra skill, the ability to morph their music with the times that many other bands don't (Bowie is another example of someone who was able to do this).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use bowie in a sentence?

For instance, Zowie Bowie is now known as Duncan Zowie Haywood Jones, and is a successful film director.

What does bowie mean?

A surname.

What part of speech is bowie?

bowie is commonly used as noun.