Agnes
Americannoun
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Saint, a.d. 292?–304?, Roman Catholic child martyr.
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a first name: from a Greek word meaning “chaste.”
noun
Example Sentences
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Agnes Hsu-Tang music and artistic director of the New York Philharmonic, L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
Dowden was visibly shocked when medical historian Dr Agnes Arnold-Forster told her about Louisa's cancer.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
Agnes, “who could read and write as well as any clergy,” secretly guards her fortune for her granddaughter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
A lapse in judgment has sent the previously infallible industry visionary, with Agnes in tow, into self-imposed, self-described exile on Maui, where the Hopkinses have built a showstopper of a house.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
Somebody at St. Agnes Hospital had contacted them, and they had a copy of the autopsy report with them.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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