bobby

Example Sentences

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“It’s a visual of innocence for this girl to wear these grown-up shoes with a heel, and then pair them with these youthful bobby socks,” he explained of Dorothy.

From Los Angeles Times

“And the bobby replies, ‘There’s no Quinzy in the Directory of Judges, is what I’m saying.’

From Literature

Each morning I’d get up, unfasten the bobby pins that held my pin curls in place, and get dressed.

From Literature

Scrappy Marie from Glasgow was edged out by Lulu, with her chipmunk smile, sculpted hair and bobby socks.

From BBC

Ultimately, the sort of work carried out by 'private bobbies' is a tiny fraction of the real police work carried out across the country.

From BBC