Bess

[ bes ]

noun

1. a first name, form of Elizabeth.

Example Sentences

Bess Wohl's play has received mixed reviews from critics.

From BBC

She won a Grammy for her recording of Gershwin’s Porgy And Bess in 2020; and hit headlines in 2022 after pulling out of a performance at Italy’s Arena di Verona in protest at the venue’s use of blackface make-up in a production of Verdi’s Aida.

From BBC

With England's first-choice squad - bar Bess Heath and Freya Kemp - resting before the T20 World Cup which starts in October, the Ireland series is a look to the future with several new faces involved and six debutants featuring across the three matches so far.

From BBC

In 2012, Simons co-produced a revival of “Porgy and Bess” starring Audra McDonald and Norm Lewis that earned him his first Tony.

From Los Angeles Times

At Dawah Bookshop in Leimert Park, he blends his own perfume oils, and at Dover Street Market, where everyone knows him by name, he’s most recently been drawn to the Edward Bess perfume collection.

From Los Angeles Times