iris-in
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of iris-in
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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She played the scheming, seductive Iris in the 1970 blaxploitation comedy classic “Cotton Comes to Harlem.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026
Hinckley Jr. became obsessed with Jodie Foster after seeing her role as 12-year-old Iris in the 1976 film, "Taxi Driver."
From Salon • Jun. 16, 2022
They named the new hormone irisin, after the messenger god Iris in Greek mythology.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 28, 2021
Iris in to a closing shot of me on my front stoop, yelling after the three of you as your shared Uber whisks you away: Hold on, one more round?
From Slate • Jan. 6, 2017
There came Iris in her cloak of many colors, trailing across the sky in a rainbow curve, and the dark house was lit up with the shining of her garments.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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