Juliet
Americannoun
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the heroine of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
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(used in communications to represent the letterJ. )
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Also Juliette a female given name, form of Julia.
noun
Example Sentences
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“Or if they do, they’re like Ginny and Dickie—sorry, Mrs. Koong and Mr. McGinity—who don’t remember anything, even though as, like, the Romeo and Juliet of Shady Glen, they must have such a good story.”
From Literature
The Platform is home to curated shops, office spaces and eateries such as Juliet, Blue Bottle, Reformation and Tia women’s health clinic.
From Los Angeles Times
The “Romeo + Juliet” and “Moulin Rouge!” acting veteran, who is Latino, on Wednesday issued a brief and blunt Instagram video message to followers who also support the immigration agency.
From Los Angeles Times
Thompson: The masquerade ball made me think about Romeo and Juliet a lot.
From Los Angeles Times
Mescal had done the usual “Romeo and Juliet” and “Macbeth” as a drama student, but he says it seemed obligatory for an aspiring actor to love Shakespeare.
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