Melville's "___ Budd"

Usage examples of billy.

By now everyone knew that Billy Ray had been killed by an alligator, a big one, and that it had to be hunted down and destroyed.

They had kept Billy Long as a manager until his untimely death, then quickly gave his job to the pudgy bartender, Leonard Wilbur.

Billy hit and Sam would throw batting practice with no one there but Billy and the scouts.

Alderson has a clear memory from earlier that spring of 1990, of Billy Beane taking batting practice.

But Billy, although not particularly well liked by the other workers, had not had a reputation as a brawler or a vicious man.

I got up and went to help Kennie repair the union, while Tom brewed a billy of tea over the fire.

He had found Billy nursing Eversofar in the shade of a stunted brigalow, while Bingong was away hunting for water.

Not a word had been said, but King knew by what was not spoken that Billy, the third Markland son, had gone for the Union.

Billy Blueblazes he will be called by his messmates while he remains afloat.

Then the mayor introduced the toast of vaudeville, that famous monologuist and comedian, the darling of the Irish, Billy Brady.

Jimmy, Derek, Deco, Billy, James and Dean, Outspan was in love with Imelda.

Billy Bob joined him, overcoatless, and pointed at an absurdly long white limousine at the curb.

At first they were very rigorous in their approach but it quickly became apparent that their live sound was going to be rather thin without multitracking and overdubs, so when the American organist Billy Preston, whom they knew from Hamburg, stopped by Apple on the first day of recording, he was recruited by George Harrison to fill out the sound.

She took another swallow of the drink, welcoming the warmth that exploded in the pit of her stomach and overwhelmed the heat of thoughts of Billy.

She leaned back against the seat and stared at Billy, suddenly overwhelmed by the daunting task ahead of them.