Cora
[kawr-uh, kohr-uh]
- Classical Mythology. Kore.
- a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “girl.”
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Examples from the Web for cora
Contemporary Examples
It was my opportunity to grant Cora an independent moment away from being a mother, and being a wife.
Elizabeth McGovern on the ‘Downton Abbey’ Xmas Album and Lady Grantham’s Kiss with George ClooneyMarlow Stern
November 13, 2014
“Cora is, in a way, less afraid of change than Robert,” he continued.
‘Downton Abbey’ Season 3: Julian Fellowes, Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery, and MoreJace Lacob
January 4, 2013
Cora studied her photo and forged signature with obvious wonderment.
The True Story Behind Operation ‘Argo’ to Rescue Americans From IranAntonio Mendez, Matt Baglio
September 17, 2012
Thus all the greater irony that Downton required another American import, Cora Grantham, in order to keep the estate running.
Moriarty overcomes the predictability by insisting on the complexity of Cora, who is both flat and expansive as a character.
Historical Examples
Is such the faith that Cora Munro would exact from her protector?
The Last of the MohicansJames Fenimore Cooper
Cora folded Alice to her bosom in agony, and Duncan sprang to his feet.
The Last of the MohicansJames Fenimore Cooper
Cora beckoned him away, with an emotion of disgust she could not control.
The Last of the MohicansJames Fenimore Cooper
Laying Alice on one of the horses, he made a sign to Cora to mount the other.
The Last of the MohicansJames Fenimore Cooper
Cora met his gaze with an eye so calm and firm, that his resolution wavered.
The Last of the MohicansJames Fenimore Cooper
Word Origin and History for cora
Cora
fem. proper name, from Latin, from Greek Kore (see Kore).
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