Desdemona
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Ms. Hoffman’s Desdemona has a pronounced, wide-eyed girlishness that makes her confusion at her husband’s suspicions and growing antagonism pitiful to watch.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
Later in 1963, Laurence Olivier offered her the part of Desdemona opposite his Othello, at the National Theatre.
From BBC • Sep. 27, 2024
Development Program; Grace, described as the world’s most advanced humanoid health care robot; and Desdemona, a rock star robot.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 7, 2023
He is dwarfed vocally by Igor Golovatenko’s beautifully resonant Iago and Rachel Willis-Sørensen’s resounding Desdemona.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2023
He gave the catalogue to Desdemona, who ordered a new dream book.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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