Dalila
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Ben Mbarek has been on hunger strike for over a month and was at risk of dying, news agency AFP reports, citing his sister and lawyer Dalila Ben Mbarek.
From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025
"Jawhar is on a hunger strike, he risks dying, and all he is asking is to appear before you in person," said Ben Mbarek's sister and lawyer Dalila Msaddek, representing her brother and other defendants.
From Barron's • Nov. 27, 2025
Based on the book by Zakiya Dalila Harris, this comedy, horror and mystery series on Hulu examines the realities of racism and sexism in the workplace.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2023
“I laughed out loud and also groaned,” said Zakiya Dalila Harris, who drew on her own experience as a Black woman working in publishing for her novel, “The Other Black Girl.”
From New York Times • May 12, 2023
He lent me his copy of "Samson et Dalila" from which to copy the French words.
From Confessions of an Opera Singer by Howard, Kathleen
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