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Clarinda

[ kluh-rin-duh ]

/ kləˈrɪn də /

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noun

a female given name, form of Clara.

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Words nearby Clarinda

Claribel, Clarice, clarificant, clarification, clarify, Clarinda, clarinet, clarino, clarion, Clarissa, clarity

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How to use Clarinda in a sentence

That brazen-faced hussy who calls herself Lady Clarinda is married, and she sends him nosegays three times a week!
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Yes, Lady Clarinda shall be one of us; and you shall sit next to her, Mr. Benjamin, as a proof of my sincere regard for you.
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I was ready again, and eager again, for the introduction to Lady Clarinda and the discovery of Mrs. Beauly.
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As I had hoped and anticipated, after a while Lady Clarinda (missing me from the group around the piano) came in search of me.
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Lady Clarinda was quite flattered by my eager desire to hear the coming narrative.
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