Francie
a female given name, form of Frances.
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How to use Francie in a sentence
As Francie’s decline accelerates, her three late-middle-aged children become increasingly determined to keep her alive.
In ‘The Living Sea of Waking Dreams,’ last-ditch medical interventions are their own horror story | Jake Cline | May 31, 2021 | Washington PostFrom there, Anna’s justifications for Francie’s torment pile up like so many medical bills.
In ‘The Living Sea of Waking Dreams,’ last-ditch medical interventions are their own horror story | Jake Cline | May 31, 2021 | Washington PostA survivor of cancer and the brain-damaging condition hydrocephalus, Francie is back in the hospital when the novel opens.
In ‘The Living Sea of Waking Dreams,’ last-ditch medical interventions are their own horror story | Jake Cline | May 31, 2021 | Washington PostConfined to a hospital bed, her 86-year-old body shutting down, her mind “breaking into fragments and receding,” Francie asks a nurse to bring her a contemporary novel.
In ‘The Living Sea of Waking Dreams,’ last-ditch medical interventions are their own horror story | Jake Cline | May 31, 2021 | Washington PostAnna has an ally in her youngest brother, Terzo, a businessman who discusses the prolonging of Francie’s life in terms of “victory” and “triumph.”
In ‘The Living Sea of Waking Dreams,’ last-ditch medical interventions are their own horror story | Jake Cline | May 31, 2021 | Washington Post
"Hi, it's Francie Berg again," she says in one ad, speaking to the audience from her kitchen table with a cup of coffee.
Paul Ryan Trots Out His Mom to Defend Medicare Record | Patricia Murphy | August 18, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTMichigan mother Francie Baldino was shocked when her son spent six years behind bars for underage high-school sex.
Laws Gone Wild: As Teen Sweethearts Go to Prison for Sex, Mothers Rebel | Abigail Pesta | January 25, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTI don't think you've grown much, Francie—and oh, by-the-bye, I believe there's a tuck that could be let down.'
Robin Redbreast | Mary Louisa MolesworthHigh spirits were Francie's native air: it was very difficult for her to be quiet and subdued for long together.
Robin Redbreast | Mary Louisa MolesworthShe is eager and hearty—sometimes Francie reminds me of her—but she is never fanciful or obstinate.
Robin Redbreast | Mary Louisa MolesworthAnd then in turn she fell back a little while the two younger ones, with a glad cry from Francie of 'Mamma, mamma!'
Robin Redbreast | Mary Louisa MolesworthI am afraid it is as you say, Francie; they have very heavy troubles and anxieties indeed.'
Robin Redbreast | Mary Louisa Molesworth
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