Claire

[ klair ]

noun

1. Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
2. a female given name, form of Clara.

Example Sentences

First, he cleverly found out in advance the kind of food that Claire would be ordering so he could order something similar.

From Washington Post

Ben’s and Claire’s TV-watching habits vary greatly, but they did engage in a conversation about “Saturday Night Live.”

From Washington Post

Nevertheless, Celina gathered her spreadsheet and her notes and emailed them to Claire, 71, who lived in Maine with Celina’s stepfather.

From Washington Post

Laurie urged Claire to get the coronavirus vaccine like she had just done, but Claire again declined.

From Washington Post

Something fundamental had changed since Claire and her husband “pulled the cord on mainstream media” a few years ago, said Laurie Nelsen, 46, the second-oldest of Claire’s five grown children.

From Washington Post

Tamara Loertscher went to the Eau Claire Mayo Clinic in early August when she thought she was pregnant.

From The Daily Beast

Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO), a leading voice on police demilitarization, was supportive of the White House announcement.

From The Daily Beast

At an important Ebola meeting on Capital Hill last week, Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill was shocked to find it half-full.

From The Daily Beast

Most people know Temple Grandin because Claire Danes portrayed her in a 2010 HBO movie.

From The Daily Beast

Recently, Claire Conrad, 36, found herself trussed up in stirrups—and not in a fun way.

From The Daily Beast

We next visited the convent of St. Claire, where Petrarch first beheld his mistress.

From Project Gutenberg

Sister Claire had passed from his mind with all the minor episodes of his political intrigues.

From Project Gutenberg

After this word from her father, Claire sat in startled silence for a few minutes, then took it to her room.

From Project Gutenberg

But never mind this; give me a garden, and absentia Claire, and I will thank my love for many favours.

From Project Gutenberg

In the sitting-room opposite stood Claire's younger sister, Dora Benedict.

From Project Gutenberg