Adele
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Jerome Saint-Marc, a managing director in the food business; Sinead Bell, chief commercial officer; and Adele Balmforth, propositions director, have all left the business in the last six months.
From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026
She turned to singing instead and landed on America’s Got Talent, covering Bruno Mars and Adele with fellow classmates from the Oakland School for the Arts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026
She dominated the British charts last year, becoming the first British woman since Adele to land three singles simultaneously in the U.K.’s Top 10 charts, and score a No. 1 album and single there.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2026
“What we can see in the middle powers is hedging,” said Maria Adele Carrai, an associate professor at the University of Oxford.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
I crowed when Adele met us at the airport.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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