Francie

[ fran-see ]

noun

1. a female given name, form of Frances.

Example Sentences

As Francie’s decline accelerates, her three late-middle-aged children become increasingly determined to keep her alive.

From Washington Post

From there, Anna’s justifications for Francie’s torment pile up like so many medical bills.

From Washington Post

A survivor of cancer and the brain-damaging condition hydrocephalus, Francie is back in the hospital when the novel opens.

From Washington Post

Confined to a hospital bed, her 86-year-old body shutting down, her mind “breaking into fragments and receding,” Francie asks a nurse to bring her a contemporary novel.

From Washington Post

Anna has an ally in her youngest brother, Terzo, a businessman who discusses the prolonging of Francie’s life in terms of “victory” and “triumph.”

From Washington Post

"Hi, it's Francie Berg again," she says in one ad, speaking to the audience from her kitchen table with a cup of coffee.

From The Daily Beast

Michigan mother Francie Baldino was shocked when her son spent six years behind bars for underage high-school sex.

From The Daily Beast

I don't think you've grown much, Francie—and oh, by-the-bye, I believe there's a tuck that could be let down.'

From Project Gutenberg

High spirits were Francie's native air: it was very difficult for her to be quiet and subdued for long together.

From Project Gutenberg

She is eager and hearty—sometimes Francie reminds me of her—but she is never fanciful or obstinate.

From Project Gutenberg

And then in turn she fell back a little while the two younger ones, with a glad cry from Francie of 'Mamma, mamma!'

From Project Gutenberg

I am afraid it is as you say, Francie; they have very heavy troubles and anxieties indeed.'

From Project Gutenberg