Presley
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3.5
- proper noun
- /ˈprɛzli/
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Presley
- And I would like to see the rather modest home where where Elvis Presley was born.
- Elvis Presley
- Presley's music
- Presley and the Beatles
And it was Elvis Presley, Faith Hill or Britney Spears.
- And it was Elvis Presley, Faith Hill or Britney Spears.
- Wait, you know Austin Butler is going to play Elvis Presley in the cool.
- And we're going to make a recipe by Elvis Presley.
- where we stopped and saw the birth place of Elvis, Elvis Presley.
- And I would like to see the rather modest home where where Elvis Presley was born.
- He said, why don't we do it with Elvis Presley instead of Julie Christie?
- And it was, I remember some very specific things like The Four Seasons, like Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley.
- How is that's Elvis Presley, That's Elvis Presley.
- You will have to meep that no one's ever said that about Elvis Presley.
Examples
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Even Elvis Presley submitted to a GI haircut and served his time without protest.
Academic text (2003) -
A television inside a store window reveals Elvis Presley as he performs "Hound Dog" on a stage.
Fiction book (1994) -
I said, "In South Africa you are more popular than Elvis Presley."
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I love the Lord, and I love the King, Elvis Presley.
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When I walked down the steps into that room, Elvis Presley was singing "Heartbreak Hotel."
Fiction book (1991) -
I love Elvis Presley.
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And there's a great clip of Sinatra and Elvis Presley singing together.
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From the moment Elvis Presley's music was first heard on American radio (July 7, 1954), 46
Academic text (2005) -
When I walked down the steps into that room, Elvis Presley was singing "Heartbreak Hotel."
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A television inside a store window reveals Elvis Presley as he performs "Hound Dog" on a stage.
Synonyms
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1.9
A famous American singer and actor known as the King of Rock and Roll
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1.1
An American singer and musician called the King of Rock and Roll and very famous for lively shows
Surface Forms
Etymology
Presley is a family name that probably comes from old English parts priest and leah, where leah means 'clearing', so it first named a place like 'priest's clearing'. That's why Presley is used today as the surname of the famous singer Elvis Presley.