Katherine
a female given name: from the Greek word meaning “pure.”
- Also Kath·a·rine, Kath·ryn, Kath·rynne [kath-rin]. /ˈkæθ rɪn/.
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How to use Katherine in a sentence
In 1951, director John Huston brought Katharine Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, and Lauren Bacall here to film The African Queen.
‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis | Nina Strochlic | November 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe announcement names his parents, Wanda and Timothy, and hers, Katharine and Charles.
Benedict Cumberbatch Announces Engagement in The Times | Tom Sykes | November 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTActresses, mainly: Julianne Hough, Katharine McPhee, Lea Michele.
How 'Billy on the Street' Star Billy Eichner Turned Screaming at Strangers Into Comedy Gold | Kevin Fallon | March 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen Katharine Graham handed the baton to her son in 1979, it seemed the most natural and right thing to do.
The Graham Family’s Shock ‘Washington Post’ Sale to Jeff Bezos | Eleanor Clift | August 6, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTPovich: Katharine Graham went through her own form of consciousness-raising during this period.
Behind ‘The Good Girls Revolt’: The ‘Newsweek’ Lawsuit That Paved the Way for Women Writers | Jessica Bennett, Jesse Ellison | September 11, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
"Margaret Fuller's father was thirty-two when she was born," writes Katharine Anthony in her biography of the great feminist.
Seeing Things at Night | Heywood BrounKatharine Anthony's Margaret Fuller is biography in new and fascinating form.
Seeing Things at Night | Heywood BrounKatharine Frensham said nothing, but held out her hand, which her brother grasped silently.
Katharine Frensham | Beatrice HarradenThat was the only criticism Katharine made of her, and then only to Willy Tonedale, her old friend and admirer.
Katharine Frensham | Beatrice HarradenThey had had many merry times over some of Katharine's passing love affairs.
Katharine Frensham | Beatrice Harraden
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