Candace

[ kan-dis, kan-duh-see, kan-dey-see ]

/ ˈkæn dɪs, ˈkæn dəˌsi, kænˈdeɪ si /

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noun

a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “glowing.”

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How to use Candace in a sentence

It reminded me a bit of an alternative take on The Wolf of Wall Street—through the Toni and Candace lens.
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness|Marlow Stern|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Candace Bushnell, whose New York Observer column became the inspiration for Sex and the City, hopes that it is.
Candace Bushnell Defends ‘The Carrie Diaries’|Ramin Setoodeh|March 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Jaffe was the Candace Bushnell of the atomic age, painting a picture of the life of single working women in New York City.
The ‘Mad Men’ Book Club|Samuel P. Jacobs|June 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
And you had a sister [Candace Cameron] who was on Full House.
Kirk Cameron of ‘Growing Pains’ Says He’s Not Homophobic, Explains Christian Beliefs|Ramin Setoodeh|March 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Candace Browning, head of global research for Bank of America, called such thinking “completely out of touch with the reality.”
Gilt Groupe CEO: Make More Noise!|Nancy Hass|March 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Thats right, Candace, said the Doctor, keep on; your prayers stand as much chance with God as if you were a crowned queen.
The Minister's Wooing|Harriet Beecher Stowe
The next female sovereign who defied Rome on the battle-field was of a very different stamp from Cleopatra, or even Candace.
Female Warriors, Vol. I (of 2)|Ellen C. Clayton
At this moment, Candace, who had been anxiously listening at the door for an hour past, suddenly burst into the room.
The Minister's Wooing|Harriet Beecher Stowe
Jes come right down to whar poor ole black Candace has to stay allers,its a good place, darlin!
The Minister's Wooing|Harriet Beecher Stowe
And then Cato and Candace went after in the waggon behind, and so they all went off together, and that was the end of the wedding.
The Minister's Wooing|Harriet Beecher Stowe