Emily

Or Em·i·lie

[em-uh-lee]

noun

1. a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “industrious.”

Example Sentences

Foreign Affairs Committee chairwoman Dame Emily Thornberry became the first high-profile figure to announce she was thinking about a bid on Sunday.

From BBC

Dame Emily was a shock omission from Sir Keir's government, having been his shadow international trade secretary in opposition.

From BBC

It wasn't long before New Zealand were back on the front foot and Jorja Miller was denied by Emily Lane's try-saving tackle.

From BBC

Labour MP Emily Thornberry said she was considering running for deputy leader but said it was "a question of what can I bring to it".

From BBC

When she later suffers “psychic exhaustion” and can no longer see the visions she uses to solve crimes, she turns to her ancestor Goody Addams’ Codex Umbrarum, a book of spells, cantations and lore, like a writer turning to a well worn copy of Sylvia Plath’s “The Bell Jar” or the complete poems of Emily Dickinson, as though simply touching the pages will give a jolt of inspiration and guidance.

From Salon