Gladys

[ glad-is ]

noun

1. a female given name.

Example Sentences

He had a strained relationship with his parents, especially his mother, Gladys, a controlling presence in the young Bourdain’s life.

From Washington Post

As his brother, Christopher Bourdain, reveals in the book, Gladys reinvented herself as an adult.

From Washington Post

I was playing with Gladys Knight and Lou Rawls, and I had done Dreamgirls.

From The Daily Beast

Ritchie also cited the case of Gladys Spellman, a Maryland congressman.

From The Daily Beast

The Zimmermans, George and his parents, Robert and Gladys, moved to Florida from the Manassas, Va., area about 10 years ago.

From The Daily Beast

The show made Cornelius a television icon, and featured top black artists including Gladys Knight, Lou Rawls, and Barry White.

From The Daily Beast

Jamie and Gladys, both of whom were first-time offenders, were sentenced to life.

From The Daily Beast

Of course Miss Gladys Cooper made her seem much more desirable than she really was.

From Project Gutenberg

Epictetus and Luella and Gladys and Gaynor had all burrowed out of sight into the ground.

From Project Gutenberg

I acted mechanically, and I am absolutely certain that neither Gladys nor myself realised our appalling position.

From Project Gutenberg

Both girls were extremely pretty, the particular attraction about Gladys being her lovely violet eyes.

From Project Gutenberg

Gladys, the younger girl, suffered most, but both were weak and footsore and generally incapable of much exertion.

From Project Gutenberg