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Word of the Day 04/05/20 Jo

Jo (noun)
jo or joe [ joh ]


noun, plural joes. Scot.
1. beloved one; darling; sweetheart.

Origin: First recorded in 1520–30; variant of joy

EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB FOR JO
“I am just floored by this,” Jo Farrell, now 83, told The Denver Post eight years ago when the allegations first surfaced.
‘I SAVED MY FRIEND FROM BILL COSBY’|LLOYD GROVE|DECEMBER 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Joan and I, along with Isabella's parents Mary Gaye and Jo, can't wait to become proud grandparents.
BRANSON BABIES ADD TO BRITISH BOOM|TOM SYKES|SEPTEMBER 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Yet that question, and its sad answer, hangs over If Nuns Ruled the World, by Jo Piazza.
THE WORLD WOULD GO TO HELL WITHOUT NUNS|WILLIAM O’CONNOR|SEPTEMBER 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Weaver and Jo Clark were far from bowled over when they visited ReaganBook.com.
REAGANBOOK IS THE LATEST CONSERVATIVE #FAIL|GIDEON RESNICK|JULY 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But photographer Jo Farrell has tracked down the last living survivors in the remote areas of China.
CHINA’S LAST FOOT-BINDING SURVIVORS|NINA STROCHLIC|JULY 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Even as he spoke, Jo turned to the stairway as though about to descend, while Rob sprang to the ladder.
THE BLUE DRAGON|KIRK MUNROE

"A big storm, M'sieu'," Jo said presently as he put some tea into a pot.
THE RIGHT OF WAY, COMPLETE|GILBERT PARKER

But Jo not so beeg den as now, and dat dress go on pooty goot, eh, Beel?
POLLY'S SOUTHERN CRUISE|LILLIAN ELIZABETH ROY

As they started off down the trail she called, “Jo, I wish you luck in solving the mystery of your blue-eyed boy.”
THE MYSTERY OF CARLITOS|HELEN RANDOLPH

"I shall go up by one train, and come down by the next," said she to Jo Weatherhead.
THAT UNFORTUNATE MARRIAGE, VOL. 1(OF 3)|FRANCES ELEANOR TROLLOPE

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