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Jacqueline

American  
[jak-uh-lin, -leen, jak-wuh-, zhakuh-leen] / ˈdʒæk ə lɪn, -ˌlin, ˈdʒæk wə-, ʒakəˈlin /
Or Jacquelyn

noun

  1. a female given name.


Example Sentences

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Simon majored in accounting at Indiana University, where he spent his spare time reading, attending Hoosiers basketball games and pursuing fellow student Jacqueline Freed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Jacqueline Smith, Marine Coordinator at the International Transport Workers' Federation, said numerous seafarers had been raising the alarm over supplies in recent days.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

It joins the 158 works by 106 artists that were added to MOCA’s permanent collection last year, including major works by Jacqueline Humphries, Mike Kelley, Shizu Saldamando, Mary Weatherford, Julie Mehretu and Nairy Baghramian.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Probate and will documents show Martin, who died last year, left his money and property to a former Cambridgeshire pub landlady, Jacqueline Wadley, and her husband David.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

After Hush, I read every single book Jacqueline Woodson had ever written.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon