Bella

[ bel-uh ]

/ ˈbɛl ə /

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noun

a female given name, form of Isabella.

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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How to use Bella in a sentence

Bella had the great idea that we could classify each person’s occupation and match it with Census Bureau classifications that come attached with median income.
The First Year of COVID: We Had 4,000 Death Certificates We Didn’t Know What to Do With|Jesse Marx|December 2, 2021|Voice of San Diego
In 2008, he and his wife, Bella, planted pinot noir and chardonnay vines on their farm in Dorset, near the English Channel, on the same geologic ridge of chalk as Champagne.
Steven Spurrier blew up the wine world with the Judgment of Paris. His legacy lives on.|Dave McIntyre|March 19, 2021|Washington Post
Commissioned psychologists Charles F. Bond Jr. and Bella M. DePaulo to review more than 200 studies on body language.
P.J. on the Owl-Monkey Project and the Science of Chick Flicks|P. J. O’Rourke|April 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The t-shirt that Bella wore in her very first Twillight kissing scene with Edward is now up for auction.
Marc Jacobs May Bid Adieu to Louis Vuitton; Elle Man Launches in France|The Fashion Beast Team|September 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Catherine Hardwicke, who directed the first movie, went so far as to test out Browning as Bella.
‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Fans Need to Chill|Tricia Romano|September 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
After watching Kristen Stewart in the indie film Into the Wild, Hardwicke thought the young actress might be her Bella.
‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Fans Need to Chill|Tricia Romano|September 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“I would ask Montel what he was thinking when he hired her,” Bella said.
What Psychic Sylvia Brown Didn’t See|Winston Ross|May 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The fact is, that my daughter Bella—Bella, who married young Trundle, you know.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2)|Charles Dickens
They did not shout as they took their gifts; but still the murmur ran from mouth to mouth: "Bella Madonna, bella Madonna."
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson
Bella and Syphax were now our constant attendants, and we embarked, and arrived in our own country in less than a month.
The Adopted Daughter|Elizabeth Sandham
"But my mistress knew nothing of the footmen and chairmen," returned Bella, observing a smile upon her features.
The Adopted Daughter|Elizabeth Sandham
From this profound and almost touching portrait we come to the joy of the Bella .
Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa|Edward Hutton