Dolores

American  

[duh-lawr-is, -lohr-] / dəˈlɔr ɪs, -ˈloʊr- /

noun

1. a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “sorrows.”

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Example Sentences

For decades, Dolores Huerta told an inspiring story about the union she and César Chávez built and how it changed the lives of farmworkers.

From Los Angeles Times

“We forget that Dolores Huerta had this incredible role,” Quintana said.

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The framed photo of César Chávez and Dolores Huerta sits in my personal office on a bookshelf crammed with volumes about California and the American West.

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In the state’s ethnic studies curriculum, Chávez is taught alongside other key figures such as Dolores Huerta and Filipino American labor leader Larry Itliong, with emphasis on the broader farmworker movement and its diverse contributors.

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“They need to change the name to Dolores Huerta, or any of the other victims.”

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