Dora

[dawr-uh, dohr-uh]

noun

1. a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”

Example Sentences

“We need to adjust expectations that school should be as exciting as ‘Dora the Explorer’ all the time.”

From Los Angeles Times

The Peruvian American actress has the kind of career that any young actor would aspire to: She made her Broadway debut at 10 years old in “Evita,” earned critical acclaim acting opposite Benicio del Toro in “Sicario: Day of the Soldado” at 17 and starred in the live-action film adaptation of the massively successful “Dora the Explorer” franchise when she was just 18.

From Los Angeles Times

The key to turning around poor attendance is getting to know the family and how they need to be helped, said Dora Casillas, the attendance counselor at Sheridan Elementary.

From Los Angeles Times

The mayor is far from powerless, said Raphael Sonenshein, executive director of the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and a scholar of local government.

From Los Angeles Times

Lay minister Dora Tolmasoff surveyed a crowd of 60 parents and children seated in the chilly basement of St.

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