Lucretia
Americannoun
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Roman Legend. Also Lucrece a Roman woman whose suicide led to the expulsion of the Tarquins and the establishment of the Roman republic.
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a female given name.
noun
Example Sentences
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Women like Lucretia set apart “Spartacus” in all versions from other modern fantasies of antiquity, including Scott’s moribund 2024 sequel “Gladiator II.”
From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2025
In a strange coincidence of casting, she recently finished shooting the Netflix drama “Death by Lightning,” in which she portrays Lucretia Garfield, the wife of another doomed 19th century president.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2025
Common Pleas Judge Lucretia Clemons agreed the jury note was “inflammatory,” according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 31, 2024
At the convention, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott presented the Declaration of Sentiments, a list of demands and resolutions to be put forward for signatures, demands like the right to vote.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 9, 2023
For the first part of the trip, Lucretia remained by her husband's side, fanning him.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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