Dorcas
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Dorcas Mapenzi fears the worst if Ebola comes to the Kingonze camp, where she lives alongside more than 25,000 other displaced people in the conflict-hit eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
He is married to a pastor, Dorcas, and they have two adult sons.
From BBC • Oct. 1, 2024
Dorcas Reilly, who was one of the first full-time members of Campbell’s home economics department, took the challenge in stride.
From Salon • Nov. 12, 2023
The acting, from Major Curda’s sad boy Romeo to Dorcas Leung’s sweetheart Juliet to Mia Katigbak’s warm, blunt Nurse, is uniformly strong.
From New York Times • May 15, 2023
Dorcas moves into the hall that parallels the living and dining room.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
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