Janie
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Speaking to BBC Mundo from the Mexican state of Querétaro, Janie recalls that fateful morning last October when her husband was taken away from her and their two young daughters, Luna and Lexie.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
A few days later, Janie moved to Mexico with her two daughters.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
Through her defense attorneys, Hatley—who changed her name to Janie Perkins after she got married in 1995—said she is innocent of the allegations.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
“I had no inkling that it was Janie, none, even though she had told me weeks later, that she did it and blah, blah, blah,” Ortiz told me.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
She had been very angry about the hawk, angrier even than when Bat and Janie got into loud screaming fights.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
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