Charlene
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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He is survived by his wife, Charlene; his three sons, Colin, Robert and John; and seven grandchildren.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
“This is obviously a scripted ad and it’s genuinely infuriating. Notice how AI’s biggest defenders are the ones cashing checks from it,” wrote screenwriter and director Charlene Bagcal on Threads.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Charlene was 43 and enjoying life as a new grandmother when she was killed in May 2023.
From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026
According to Charlene Chu, senior analyst at Autonomous Research, they are holding back because of weak demand, the result of tariffs and supply-chain shifts, while deflationary pressure has dented their profit margins in recent years.
From Barron's • Dec. 27, 2025
That could be short for Charlene, but that doesn’t make sense because everyone takes a city as their name, and to my knowledge there is no city called Charlene.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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