Ernestine
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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
Her name, I would learn later, was Ernestine Eckstein.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2024
Musical icons have been part of Garfield jazz — including Jimi Hendrix, Quincy Jones and Ernestine Anderson.
From Seattle Times • May 1, 2023
Ernestine held up the little finger of her right hand.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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