bathing beauty
Example Sentences
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More than a bathing beauty, she had once been a promising talent as a pianist and could hold her own, charming large audiences.
From Washington Post • Jan. 5, 2015
In hitchhiking it is best to keep to your general direction, even though going the other way to California seemed attractive; maybe I could go swimming with the bathing beauty Esther Williams.
From New York Times • Jan. 2, 2015
She was selling clothes in a Wilshire Boulevard department store when showman Billy Rose tapped her for a bathing beauty job at the World’s Fair in San Francisco.
From Time • Jun. 6, 2013
She was selling clothes in a Wilshire Boulevard department store when showman Billy Rose tapped her for a bathing beauty job at the World's Fair in San Francisco.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2013
The Savoy, the Golden Gate, and the Renaissance ballrooms battled for the crowds—the Savoy introduced such attractions as Thursday Kitchen Mechanics’ Nights, bathing beauty contests, and a new car given away each Saturday night.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
