Joanne

[ joh-an ]

/ dʒoʊˈæn /

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a female given name.

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Question 1 of 7

“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

Also Jo·ann, Jo Ann, Jo·an·na

[joh-an-uh]. /dʒoʊˈæn ə/.

Ten days later, when the dust had settled, MSF President Joanne Liu called their bluff.
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During the bus ride from Hanoi's airport I blurted out the whole story to Joanne.
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Luckily I found Dr. Joanne Cacciatore and her organization MISS.
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They met in 1970 when Carson hired Bushkin to handle his divorce from his second wife, Joanne.
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Vidal slept with Anaïs Nin and enjoyed close friendships with women including Claire Bloom and Joanne Woodward.
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M. Joanne himself, that energetic hunter after small towns, says not a word of it.
A Winter Amid the Ice|Jules Verne
He would not have moved, nor would he have spoken, until Joanne herself broke the spell.
The Hunted Woman|James Oliver Curwood
The oppressive and crushing effect of Joanne's first mention of a husband was gone.
The Hunted Woman|James Oliver Curwood
He lighted the lantern, and in the glow of it Joanne's and Peggy's faces were white and startled.
The Hunted Woman|James Oliver Curwood
There were other women at Tête Jaune, the wives of men he knew, to whom he might have taken Joanne.
The Hunted Woman|James Oliver Curwood