babe

Example Sentences

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Babe Ruth once visited the Toledo Blade headquarters, tossing signed baseballs from a balcony to adoring crowds below.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Although not a winger in the orthodox sense, Busby Babe Eddie Colman was nicknamed 'snake hips' for his ability to change direction at top speed.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

Nabokov set an impossible mark for himself and hit it, the literary equivalent of Babe Ruth’s called shot, and his book deserves to be mythologized in similar fashion.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025

It reminds of when Babe Ruth signed a contract in 1930 for $80,000, a few thousand more than President Herbert Hoover’s salary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025

Last Sunday, the last time he had visited the Kidwells, Sue’s mother had mentioned Babe.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote