Barbara
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Barbara Stanwyck plays a celebrated concert pianist being treated for tuberculosis in an elite Swiss Alps sanitarium.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
Hedge-fund billionaire Ray Dalio and his wife Barbara have pledged approximately $75 million for Connecticut children.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
Creative stewardship has passed from long-standing producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson to Amazon MGM.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
Pratt’s home burned in the January 2025 Palisades fire, leading Pratt to move to his parents’ beach home in Carpinteria, in Santa Barbara County.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
Barbara pulled herself into a sitting position by holding on to one of the bars of her cot.
From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers
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