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Evangeline

1 American  
[ih-van-juh-leen, -lahyn, -lin] / ɪˈvæn dʒəˌlin, -ˌlaɪn, -lɪn /
Also Evangelina

noun

  1. a female given name, invented by H.W. Longfellow.


Evangeline 2 American  
[ih-van-juh-lin] / ɪˈvæn dʒə lɪn /

noun

  1. a narrative poem (1847) by Longfellow.


Example Sentences

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Working to piece together a mystery in the fictional town of Ennis as it braces for weeks of endless darkness, she later has a tense exchange with Trooper Evangeline Navarro — played by queer professional boxer turned actress Kali Reis — telling her, “We’re just gonna do this one thing. Work together to close this case. And that’s it for the two of us.”

From Salon

Evangeline, Redd simply called her “this lady,” was the only person to encourage him to seek treatment and therapy, he said.

From Los Angeles Times

Thompson filed to divorce Evangeline in 2022 after more than a decade of marriage.

From Los Angeles Times

TMZ also reported on Redd and Evangeline’s romance, noting “there was no overlap or cheating” when the pair got together.

From Los Angeles Times

Still, he said, Evangeline was someone who made him “feel like I didn’t know what love was and I just felt like I couldn’t miss out on it.”

From Los Angeles Times