Elspeth
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Elspeth Edwards is worried about the tightening of eligibility criteria for the welfare benefits she receives.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2025
When a serious issue does befall the clan, Elspeth “smothers the family in small talk,” says Pike, chit-chatting away even the possibility of coming to terms with the uncomfortable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 29, 2023
Elspeth is a virtuoso at the warm sun/cold shoulder art of manipulation, whose elegant gazes of cool disapproval can slam doors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 29, 2023
Elspeth only insults Pamela when she’s out of the room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2023
She came out with hasty step, calling to Elspeth.
From The Coward A Novel of Society and the Field in 1863 by Henry Morford
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