Ernestine
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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"With God coming - because he is God on Earth - I know that everything will be solved," said Ernestine Afanwi, a 45-year-old woman who fled Bamenda after her house and shop were destroyed.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
He has a confidential deal with the descendants of Ernestine Klein, the original owner who died in 1973.
From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025
Within months of her 1836 arrival in New York, Ernestine Rose, a Polish-born rabbi’s daughter, began traveling around the United States condemning women’s subjugation, economic inequality, organized religion, and chattel slavery.
From Slate • Apr. 10, 2025
Bayless, who currently hosts his own podcast, “The Skip Bayless Show” on YouTube, married media relations expert Ernestine Sclafani in 2016.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2025
The reporter had listed me as the daughter of Mrs. Ernestine Maull and made no mention of my dad.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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