Elena

[el-uh-nuh, uh-ley-nuh, e-le-nah]

noun

1. a female given name, form of Helen.

Example Sentences

But for six weeks or more every summer, Susan and their daughter, Elena Xenarios, would join him there.

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Elena explained that Greece was an important refuge for her mother—a place where Susan disconnected almost entirely from her work, was perpetually surrounded by family, close friends and excellent food, and spent part of every day on the beach.

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“My mother was very faithful in God,” Elena continued, “and she was also a very spiritual person. I think that time being in the sea and being in the sun was important for her. Nature helped reset her life. It helped her clear her heart and mind so she was ready to go back and do it all over again.”

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Aryna Sabalenka extended her winning streak at the Wuhan Open to 20 matches with a straight-set victory over Elena Rybakina in the quarter-finals on Friday.

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Justices Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor questioned whether a ruling against Colorado could affect medical malpractice claims against a physician who gave bad advice over a physical condition.

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