Definition of Jesse Owens

1. Noun. United States athlete and Black American whose success in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin outraged Hitler (1913-1980).

Exact synonyms: James Cleveland Owens, Owens
Generic synonyms: Athlete, Jock

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jesse Owens

Jerusalem sage
Jerusalem syndrome
Jerusalem thorn
Jerusalemite
Jerusalemites
Jesolo
Jespersen
Jess
Jessamine
Jessamyn
Jesse
Jesse Jackson
Jesse James
Jesse Louis Jackson
Jesse Owens (current term)
Jesse Tree
Jesse Trees
Jesselton
Jesses
Jessica
Jessica Lucy Mitford
Jessica Mitford
Jessie
Jessika
Jessore District
Jessye Norman
Jesuit
Jesuit's bark
Jesuit order

Literary usage of Jesse Owens

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Read & Understand Celebrating Diversity Grades 4-6 by Delana Heidrich, Kathleen Simpson, Tekla N. White (2000)
"In 1936 Jesse Owens went to Berlin, Germany, to compete in the Olympics. ... Hitler was angry when Jesse Owens, the grandson of a slave, won four gold ..."

2. Read and Understand by Jill Norris (2000)
"The tale of Jesse 0 is based on the life of Jesse Owens, a legend in American ... Here is a factual account of Jesse Owens' life. Jesse Owens was the son of ..."

3. How to Plan Your School Year: Grades K-6by Jill Norris, Jeff Fessler by Jill Norris, Jeff Fessler (2001)
"The tale of Jesse 0 is based on the life of Jesse Owens, a legend in American ... Here is a factual account of Jesse Owens' life. Jesse Owens was the son of ..."

4. Spanish/English Read & Understand Nonfiction by Delana Heidrich, Kathleen Simpson, Ana Shirazi, Tekla White (2005)
"Jesse Owens James Cleveland Owens was born on September 12, 1913. ... In 1936, Jesse Owens went to Berlin, Germany, to compete in the Olympics. ..."

5. Grammar and Puntuation by Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, Delana Heidrich, Keli Davis, Tim Neece (2002)
"Jesse Owens was one of the greatest athletes this world has ever seen. ... For many of his competitors in the 1936 Olympics, Jesse Owens was the most feared ..."

6. Daily Summer Activities, Moving from Fourth to Fifth Grade by Jill Norris (2000)
"eo oD LLJ • m Jesse Owens was the son of Alabama sharecroppers. As a child, he was skinny and often sick. When he was nine, his family moved to Ohio to find ..."

7. Writing Fabulous Sentences and Paragraphs by Jill Norris, Don Robison (1997)
"Jesse Owens was the son of Alabama sharecroppers. ... Jesse Owens, sometimes called the World's Fastest Human, began life as a poor sharecropper's son and ..."

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