Sylvia

[sil-vee-uh]

noun

1. a female given name.

Example Sentences

The singer introduced Sylvia Earle, a 90-year-old marine biologist, to an audience that included Harrison Ford, Jane Fonda and Stella McCartney.

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Sylvia Paull, a veteran Silicon Valley publicist, called Benioff "typical" of many tech CEOs who are not "really political animals" and tend to be transactional.

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His mother, Sylvia Pistono, worked at the Westclox manufacturing plant, and later drove a bus for the local high school.

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Sylvia Campos, a council member who opposed the plant, said it wouldn’t have been built in time to spare the city a shortage.

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“I’m shocked that anyone actually was talking and awake or living through all of this,” said Sacramento Fire Department spokesperson Capt. Justin Sylvia.

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