Frances
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Ceri and Frances created their charity to help other parents facing similar situations.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
Stockard Channing and Dianne Wiest will reprise their roles as Frances and Jet Owens, the aunts who raised Sally and Gillian.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
That’s right, Gunderson, the name made famous by that other Minnesota noir, the Coen brothers’ 1996 hit “Fargo,” for which Frances McDormand won an Oscar playing a very pregnant police chief, Marge Gunderson.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
The death of Franklin’s young son, Frances, from smallpox was a prime factor in his ardent support of inoculation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
“I know exactly why Frances Miranda invented whatnots!”
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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