Ernestine
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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"With God coming - because he is God on Earth - I know that everything will be solved," said Ernestine Afanwi, a 45-year-old woman who fled Bamenda after her house and shop were destroyed.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
He has a confidential deal with the descendants of Ernestine Klein, the original owner who died in 1973.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025
Within months of her 1836 arrival in New York, Ernestine Rose, a Polish-born rabbi’s daughter, began traveling around the United States condemning women’s subjugation, economic inequality, organized religion, and chattel slavery.
From Slate ● Apr. 10, 2025
I got all my grandma’s names made: Gloria, Ernestine, Romine and Hernandez.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2023
We paraded around the room a couple of times in lockstep, like a chain gang, with Frank first, Ernestine next, and the children following by ages.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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