Fawcett

/ (ˈfɔːsɪt) /

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noun

Dame Millicent Garrett . 1847–1929, British suffragette

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Words nearby Fawcett

favourite, favouritism, favours, Favrile Glass, favus, Fawcett, Fawkes, fawn, fawning, fawn lily, fawny

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How to use Fawcett in a sentence

The ringlets had been allowed to fall out and in their place was a gentler, Farrah Fawcett-style wave.
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This road trip movie is star-studded with Farrah Fawcett, Jackie Chan, Burt Reynolds, and Dom DeLuise.
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Before Marilyn Monroe or Farrah Fawcett, before Halle Berry or Angelina Jolie, there was Ava Gardner.
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He found two Pittsburgh lawyers, Dave Fawcett and Bruce Stanley, to take his case on a contingency basis.
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Fawcett won a $220 million judgment in a West Virginia courtroom.
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But yet beyond the dim though sordid figure of Rose Fawcett, another rises.
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As fast as the letters were sent out, did Fawcett come in to read them to their creator.
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Fawcett not only answered them, but, rushing to his rooms, read them aloud to Frank.
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While pretending to be annoyed by them Fawcett was really living in rapture.
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Hectic and harrowed, Fawcett came to Frank's rooms and burst into tears.
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