Dorothy

American  

[dawr-uh-thee, dor-] / ˈdɔr ə θi, ˈdɒr- /

noun

1. a female given name, form of Dorothea.

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Example Sentences

Johnson’s narrative is enlivened by its colorful cast, particularly the exuberant, and possibly fraudulent, Conte Querini of Venice, and the imperious and pretentious playwright Dorothy Merlin.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 1962 Dorothy Seckler wondered in Art in America magazine if “the very severity that has made his work too forbidding to many, has given it greater prestige and influence among those of his contemporaries who conceive of progress as a race toward ultimates.”

From The Wall Street Journal

An American tourist called Dorothy said she wasn't worried about visiting Angkor as she was clued in to travel logistics and border rules, saying she felt "very safe".

From Barron's

Dorothy, in Ms. Benedict’s telling, feels slighted by her male colleagues in London’s Detection Club, a real-life group of British mystery writers.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We’ve got to be nimble, tenacious, and smart,” Dorothy asserts.

From The Wall Street Journal