Gladys
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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It took Jimmy Moir, a widower from Dundee, three years to keep his promise to his beloved late wife Gladys, but after a 10,000-mile round trip, he did it.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
O’Brien, in fright makeup and wig, looked like Aunt Gladys, the orange-haired witch in the horror movie “Weapons.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
“What that will be, I don’t know. I like mystery in things, and Gladys is a mystery, but I trust Zach implicitly,” Madigan said.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026
Of Aunt Gladys, she told Deadline: "This is a woman who knows what she has to do, and she does it."
From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026
“It’s probably her period coming on,” Sister Gladys offered.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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