Coppola
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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“What level of desperation,” Mr. Coppola asks, “forces you to believe that crippling yourself for a few thousand dollars is the only option you have?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
But other regulars including Amy Dowden, Dianne Buswell, Katya Jones, Vito Coppola and Aljaz Skorjanec will be back on the dance floor.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
From the messy set of ‘Apocalypse Now’ to the secret edits of ‘Star Wars,’ author Paul Fischer pulls back the curtain on how Coppola, Lucas and Spielberg gambled their friendships to build the modern blockbuster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
Patterson’s outfit was “very niche”: Captain EO, a character played by the singer in a sci-fi short film directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
It was my female filmmakers shirt, with a picture of you, Ava DuVernay, Sofia Coppola, and Haifaa al-Mansour.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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