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
As Dr. Burton leaned over Ernestine, some reflex caused her to knee him in the mouth.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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