Davies

American  

[dey-veez] / ˈdeɪ viz /

noun

1. Arthur Bowen 1862–1928, U.S. painter.

2. Joseph Edward, 1876–1958, U.S. lawyer and diplomat.

3. Peter Maxwell, 1934–2016, English composer.

4. (William) Robertson, 1913–1995, Canadian novelist, playwright, and essayist.

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Davies British  

/ ˈdeɪvɪs /

noun

1. Sir John. 1569–1626, English poet, author of Orchestra or a Poem of Dancing (1596) and the philosophical poem Nosce Teipsum (1599)

2. Sir Peter Maxwell. born 1934, British composer whose works include the operas Taverner (1967), The Martyrdom of St Magnus (1977), and Resurrection (1988), nine symphonies, and the ten Strathclyde Concertos; Master of the Queen's Music from 2004

3. ( William ) Robertson. 1913–95, Canadian novelist and dramatist. His novels include Leaven of Malice (1954), Fifth Business (1970), The Rebel Angels (1981), What's Bred in the Bone (1985), and The Cunning Man (1994)

4. W ( illiam ) H ( enry ). 1871–1940, Welsh poet, noted also for his Autobiography of a Super-tramp (1908)

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Example Sentences

"The only way we got through it was going day by day and saying 'It'll be OK,'" says Davies, who got in touch with the BBC via Your Voice.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

The club's longest-serving player, Wales left-back Ben Davies, 32, sustained a broken ankle in January and it remains to be seen if he will extend his stay.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Sue Davies, head of consumer rights at Which?, said the new laws needed to be "sufficiently strong and binding to hold online marketplaces to account".

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Davies wrote that both Zendaya and Sweeney give excellent performances.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

“Does he?” said Dumbledore softly, as Fleur Delacour and Roger Davies came giggling in from the grounds.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling