Frances
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The project was led by Dr Frances Orton, an environmental biologist at Edinburgh's Heriot-Watt University.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
She’s there to see if her newly married, newly wealthy and perennially selfish sister, Frances, might be willing to spare some money to help her family back home.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Stockard Channing and Dianne Wiest will reprise their roles as Frances and Jet Owens, the aunts who raised Sally and Gillian.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
Sixteen years after The Social Network, which depicted the birth of Facebook, a sequel will explore the 2021 Facebook leak by whistleblower Frances Haugen.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
As the waiter and Frances discussed the menu, Anna May leaned toward me.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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