Louis
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,602 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 11,357 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981) also: Joe Louis, Joseph Louis Barrow
Louis in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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When we got back, Augustus was swinging Lady Grenellen in a lovely Louis XV.
The Reflections of Ambrosine: A Novel · Elinor Glyn · Chapter 1
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The air began to get close and thick like a porterhouse steak in a St. Louis hotel.
You Can Search Me · George V. (George Vere) Hobart · Chapter 1
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She had known Wellington, and Palmerston, and John Russell, and Disraeli, and Gladstone, and Louis Napoleon, and Garibaldi, and many more.
Pearl of Pearl Island · John Oxenham · Chapter 1
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It is true the grievance goes back to Louis XIV., but the leader is written with plenty of spirit and present indignation.
Castle Rackrent · Maria Edgeworth · Chapter 1
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Those, happening in the State of Mississippi and at St. Louis are, perhaps, the most dangerous in example and revolting to humanity.
Lincoln's Inaugurals, Addresses and Letters · Abraham Lincoln · Chapter 1