Every New Year's Day my family serves Hoppin' John to bring luck and celebrate our Southern roots.

The politician's John Bullish rhetoric alienated several of our allies.

During the festival, dozens of John-a-dreamses paraded through the streets, singing and laughing.

When rumors of new trade restrictions reached the port, many merchants blamed John Company for the sudden volatility.

When the estate fell quiet after dinner, the Mess-John lingered to offer prayers for the household.

The Mess-Johns were busy preparing breakfast for the crew before dawn.

Although the blue John smelled faintly sour, the brewer blended it into a small experimental ale.

When he set up his stall downtown, the locals warned everyone to watch out for the cheap John who sold broken watches.

After the opening, critics dismissed the paintings as the work of cheap Johns rather than true masters.

At the country fair, the vendor displayed several poor-johns alongside the other smoked meats.