Emily

or Em·i·lie

[ em-uh-lee ]

noun

1. a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “industrious.”

Example Sentences

The mother, Emily Kruse, was charged with obstructing justice and intimidating a witness.

From The Daily Beast

It was how Charlie recruited Mack (Emily Mortimer) to work at ACN in the first place.

From The Daily Beast

One of the rocks hit Krystyn Atwood, a black girl, and another hit Emily Harr, a white girl.

From The Daily Beast

Emily Kinney told me that Beth and Dawn understood and respected each other on a certain level.

From The Daily Beast

Virginia Woolf loved Wuthering Heights and considered Emily Brontë superior to her sister Charlotte.

From The Daily Beast

Mr. Pickwick paused again: Emily and Arabella sobbed audibly.

From Project Gutenberg

One day, just as it had begun to snow, we thought we would fly over and make a call on Emily.

From Project Gutenberg

Emily Clark, a native of Richmond, founded and edited a literary, monthly magazine entitled "Reviewer."

From Project Gutenberg

Emily refrains from singing while washing up, and wears felt slippers during her duties about the house.

From Project Gutenberg

Such, in literal truth, Emily, was my vision—I can call it by no other name—of this afternoon.

From Project Gutenberg