Hilary

[ hil-uh-ree ]

/ ˈhɪl ə ri /

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noun

Hilarius, Saint.

Also Hi·laire

[hi-lair; French ee-ler]. /hɪ lɛər; French iˈlɛr/. a male or female given name: from a Latin word meaning “cheerful.”

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Words nearby Hilary

hikoi, hilar, hilarious, hilarity, Hilarius, Hilary, Hilary of Poitiers, Hilary term, Hilbert, Hilbert space, Hilda

How to use Hilary in a sentence

Hilary is such a huge part of my life, and she’s such a huge part of my happiness, that there’s no way that I can’t talk about her now.
Country singer Brooke Eden was told to hide her relationship to keep her career. She’s done staying quiet.|Emily Yahr|March 5, 2021|Washington Post
They mention that a former cia agent and someone who used to work for Hilary [sic] Clinton looked at the script.
Exclusive: Sony Emails Say Studio Exec Picked Kim Jong-Un as the Villain of ‘The Interview’|William Boot|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The first was by someone who really should know better, Hilary Clinton.
LeBron's Touchy Feely Protocol Breach|Tom Sykes|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Cumming was once married to actress Hilary Lyon, and he also had a relationship with actress Saffron Burrows.
Alan Cumming: The Truth About My Father|Tim Teeman|October 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Author Hilary Mantel is under fire for writing a story about killing Margaret Thatcher.
The Strange World of Political Assassination Fantasies|James Poulos|September 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I talked with Hilary Levey Friedman, a sociologist and author of Playing to Win: Raising Children in a Competitive Culture.
My Loser Kid Should Get a Trophy|Brandy Zadrozny|August 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Of these Reports he published altogether four volumes, with learned notes; they extend from Michaelmas 1807 to Hilary 1816.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2|Various
And do you know, Hilary, there's the makings of a devilish fine woman in Liosha, if one only knew the right way to take her.
Jaffery|William J. Locke
Hilary and Cecily had been playing tennis, and, overhearing the alarming news, came up to the steps of the verandah.
The Talking Horse|F. Anstey
Hilary, too, was hopeless; he was reduced to his last cards now, and came in upon Mrs. Jolliffe as she sat at her writing-table.
The Talking Horse|F. Anstey
Hazel and Hilary were also on the verandah, and used their handkerchiefs freely—but principally to conceal their mouths.
The Talking Horse|F. Anstey