Elsie
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Elsie Wright spent months campaigning for a phone.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Elsie, after weeks of conversational lulls, started using the phone daily to coordinate French braids with soccer teammates and inquire about practice times.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
A three-course meal with their eight-year-old son Teddy and six-year-old daughter Elsie comes in at £174 after a 10% tip.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
In “The Secret Lives of Murderers’ Wives,” a pants-wearing female reporter who encourages Elsie serves as an avatar of the changing attitudes toward women and their role in society.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026
“Hey, wait a sec. So, um, Elsie and I are doing our own investigating too. Maybe we could all work together?”
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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