Carla

[ kahr-luh ]

/ ˈkɑr lə /

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noun

a female given name, form of Caroline.

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How to use Carla in a sentence

“Carla and the Christmas Cornbread,” by Carla HallThis children’s book by Hall is almost as comforting as digging into one of the chef’s famous dishes.
Best feel-good books of 2021|Angela Haupt|November 18, 2021|Washington Post
Carla points out how meaningful it can be to have people in your life who simply understand what you're going through.
Everyone at This Dinner Party Has Lost Someone|Samantha Levine|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
On top of the pleasure (or pain), the clients who saw Mistress Carla received their own additional perks.
Whip It: Secrets of a Dominatrix|Justin Jones|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni, in smallness and in height.
For Short Men in 2014, The News Is Surprisingly Good|Kevin Bleyer|September 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Within weeks, his office and the home he shares with popstar wife Carla Bruni had been searched in the Bettencourt Affair.
France’s Ex-Prez Sarkozy Placed Under Formal Investigation for Corruption|Tracy McNicoll|July 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Sarko” sees himself as the comeback kid, headed back to the presidency in 2017 with his glamorous wife, Carla Bruni.
France’s Ex-Prez Sarkozy Placed Under Formal Investigation for Corruption|Tracy McNicoll|July 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the course of the conversation Carla intimates her relations with Ottomar, whom Golm wishes to meet.
The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 11|Friedrich Spielhagen
Ottomar is in the crowd, also talking to Carla, in close proximity to Ferdinande.
The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 11|Friedrich Spielhagen
Else is worried at Ottomar's disturbed state of mind, and charges him with not loving Carla.
The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 11|Friedrich Spielhagen
Ottomar is embarrassed and runs into a group of ladies gathered around Carla, who is discoursing about Wagner.
The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 11|Friedrich Spielhagen
Clemda tells Ottomar that he is to marry Antonie in a month, and that they wish Carla to be a bridesmaid.
The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 11|Friedrich Spielhagen