O.B.E.

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abbreviation

Officer (of the Order) of the British Empire.

Order of the British Empire.

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Words nearby O.B.E.

obdt., obduce, obduction, obduracy, obdurate, O.B.E., obeah, O beautiful for spacious skies, obeche, obedience, obedience training

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How to use O.B.E. in a sentence

The famed fashion photographer Mario Testino has been awarded an honorary OBE from the Queen of England.
Kate Moss and Johnny Depp Reunite for Music Video; Mario Testino Receives Honorary OBE from Queen|The Fashion Beast Team|October 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Mario Testino Receives Honorary OBE from the Queen: Hail Mario!
Kate Moss and Johnny Depp Reunite for Music Video; Mario Testino Receives Honorary OBE from Queen|The Fashion Beast Team|October 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And in 2011, she was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for her life-long services to the arts.
Meet ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Director Sam Taylor-Johnson: The Cancer-Surviving Badass|Marlow Stern|June 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The indignant goddess called upon Apollo and Diana to revenge the insult offered to their mother, and humble the haughty Ni´obe.
The Student's Mythology|Catherine Ann White

Amphi´on married Ni´obe, and became the father of seven sons and as many daughters, who were all slain by Apollo and Diana.
The Student's Mythology|Catherine Ann White
Obe stood directly astride the pointed shaft which Gral had left too far distant.
The Beginning|Henry Hasse
Once more Obe snarled, and Gral saw those great shoulder muscles slide.
The Beginning|Henry Hasse
Obe lay half sprawled, roaring with rage, and from Obe's massive head came the crimson life-stuff!
The Beginning|Henry Hasse

British Dictionary definitions for O.B.E.

OBE

abbreviation for

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (a Brit title)

out-of-body experience

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