Frances
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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
Frances Blackwell, the camp’s gatekeeper, called to say water was flowing into her cottage beside the front entrance and she could not open the door.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
Sixteen years after The Social Network, which depicted the birth of Facebook, a sequel will explore the 2021 Facebook leak by whistleblower Frances Haugen.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
A rough-edged neighborhood in 1979 Glasgow is the setting for Frances Crawford’s mystery.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
“What do you need, Frances Miranda Gon—er, what are we even supposed to call you?”
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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