Barbara
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Barbara has summoned her three daughters to her suburban Indiana home, saying she needs their help.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
In 1984, he and his wife, Journal reporter Barbara Rosewicz, were transferred to Cairo to cover the Middle East.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
In alternating, time-traveling, distinctly voiced chapters, the four quirky members of a modern Midwestern family spin on the tilted axis of Barbara, their dementia-impaired matriarch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The grove on Santa Rosa Island, which sits about 26 miles off the coast of Santa Barbara, is a genetically distinct subspecies that occurs nowhere else on Earth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Barbara steps backward and raises her arms in the air.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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