Greta
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Moreno Highlands is named after 1920s silent film star and director, Antonio Moreno, who appeared alongside Greta Garbo in the 1926 movie, “The Temptress.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Upcoming films including the Tom Cruise-starring “Digger” and Greta Gerwig’s “Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew” are reported to have been shot using the format.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Past Lives actress Greta Lee joins the star-studded cast as perhaps their biggest threat yet, a frog-like smart tablet known as Lilypad.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
Yet even Honor is cowed by the household’s steely Yugoslav maid, Greta, who dismisses all heartbreaks and hysterics with the motto, “play stupid games, win stupid prizes.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Greta hung up suddenly, lifted the receiver immediately, and dialed her husband, all in one smooth, only quasi-hysterical, motion.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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