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Marley

[ mahr-lee ]

noun

  1. Robert Nesta Bob, 1945–81, Jamaican reggae singer, guitarist, and songwriter: popularizer of Rastafarianism.


Marley

/ ˈmɑːlɪ /

noun

  1. MarleyBob19451981MJamaicanMUSIC: reggae singerMUSIC: guitaristMUSIC: songwriter Bob, full name Robert Nesta Marley. 1945–81, Jamaican reggae singer, guitarist, and songwriter. With his group, the Wailers, his albums included Burnin' (1973), Natty Dread (1975), Rastaman Vibration (1976), and Exodus (1977)


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Example Sentences

First, the ghost of his departed partner, Jacob Marley, comes calling, his face emerging from the doorknob.

There was one week that I went from Dixie Chicks to Ziggy Marley to Alicia Keys.

They're singing Bob Marley songs, because Ruddock is from Jamaica.

He was singing Bob Marley to himself and the idea started turning around in his head.

Right now Jamaica is about Bob Marley, then Bobsled and now it is Bolt.

There it stood, years afterward, above the warehouse door: Scrooge and Marley.

That afternoon the Vicar of Marley was paying house-to-house visits among his humbler parishioners.

Miss Marley had a singularly beautiful speaking voice; it was as soft as velvet.

This course became clearer to Miss Marley when she discovered that Winn had come up for his health.

It occurred to Miss Marley, with a wave of reassurance, that this was probably Winn's usual way of managing.

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