Catherine
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Prince William and Catherine congratulated the tennis player on his run to the semi-finals and wished him a happy birthday.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Catherine Wygant Fossett, executive director of the Institute for Family-Owned Business, said founders need to consider succession when they start their business and not wait until they’re ready to retire.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
However, Catherine Ross, a constitutional law professor at George Washington University, told Salon that the legal ground on which the dispute with “The View” is built is not as solid as it might first appear.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
Newcomer Catherine Laga’aia—perfectly, prettily inoffensive—stars as Moana without making the character in any way her own.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
“I expected at least that the pigs were got into the garden, and here is nothing but Lady Catherine and her daughter.”
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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