Frances
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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A rough-edged neighborhood in 1979 Glasgow is the setting for Frances Crawford’s mystery.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
He joins Daniel Day-Lewis, Jack Nicholson and Walter Brennan as the only male actors with three Oscars -- a feat also achieved by Meryl Streep, Ingrid Bergman, Frances McDormand and Katharine Hepburn, who won four.
From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026
Though he married into the powerful Howard family, we know little of his wife, Frances.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
"People didn't want to know us, and I can understand that entirely," says Frances, thinking back to what Andrew did.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026
"He went home with Frances," Mrs. Braddock put in.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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