Jeffries
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said he didn’t get a heads-up from the members, telling reporters, “You’ll have to talk to Katherine”—as in Rep. Katherine Clark, the whip.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
Rep. Nancy Pelosi, against whom Jeffries will always be measured, said that when she was in charge, “we didn’t even consider that anybody would do that.”
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
I don’t much care about Natalie Harp, or Hakeem Jeffries either.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
An expert selected by prosecutors also found that Jeffries was suffering from dementia that will “almost certainty worsen over time.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
“Morris Jeffries, Jr., you need to be honest with me.”
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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