Hilary
Americannoun
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Also Hilaire a male or female given name: from a Latin word meaning “cheerful.”
Example Sentences
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Soofer has not yet entered a plea in response to the charges and his attorney, Hilary Potashner, declined to comment Friday.
From Los Angeles Times
Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn said whatever the previous legislation's intentions, it had "fundamentally failed".
From BBC
Hilary Lightfoot is packing away 20 years' worth of memories as she prepares to leave her clifftop home, despite having nowhere else to go.
From BBC
"This is my home and I'm in a real state about it," says Hilary.
From BBC
Hilary first started coming to Thorpeness as a child on holiday with her family, eventually buying her ground-floor flat in Tinkers End two decades ago.
From BBC
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