Katherine

[ kath-er-in, kath-rin ]

/ ˈkæθ ər ɪn, ˈkæθ rɪn /

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noun

a female given name: from the Greek word meaning “pure.”

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Also Kath·a·rine, Kath·ryn, Kath·rynne

[kath-rin]. /ˈkæθ rɪn/.

Words nearby Katherine

Kate, Kathak, Kathakali, Katharevusa, katharometer, Katherine, Kathiawar, kathisma, Kathleen, Kathmandu, katholikos

How to use Katherine in a sentence

Rick Silva and his wife, Katherine, bought their bungalow-style house for $60,000 a decade ago, after retiring from their jobs in Detroit.
As Florida home prices spike, middle-class residents wonder if they can afford to stay|Tim Craig, Lenny Bronner, Andrew Van Dam|January 18, 2022|Washington Post
Alleging elder and financial abuse, the Puanas filed a lawsuit against Katherine.
A prosecutor and police chief were adored in their community. Then their scheme unraveled.|Kim Bellware|December 3, 2020|Washington Post
Florence Puana, by then in her 90s, realized that Katherine hadn’t paid off any of the outstanding balance as promised and that she was about to lose her home.
A prosecutor and police chief were adored in their community. Then their scheme unraveled.|Kim Bellware|December 3, 2020|Washington Post
In 2009, Katherine racked up a $23,976 brunch tab at the Sheraton Waikiki to fete Louis after he was appointed police chief.
A prosecutor and police chief were adored in their community. Then their scheme unraveled.|Kim Bellware|December 3, 2020|Washington Post

Read the rest of Katherine’s story, including much more detail on Danske’s work in the energy industry, here.
When ‘going the extra mile’ becomes a problem|ehinchliffe|November 23, 2020|Fortune
Thanks to astrophysicist extraordinaire Katherine Mack for helpful discussions in putting this article together.
Laniakea: The Milky Way’s Place in the Heavens|Matthew R. Francis|September 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mary Katherine Gallagher is an exaggerated version of me how I felt when I was little.
Molly Shannon on ‘Life After Beth,’ Turning 50, and ‘Never Been Kissed’|Melissa Leon|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Dr. Katherine (Katie) Mack is a theoretical astrophysicist at Melbourne University and has written for Slate, Time, and elsewhere.
Girls Love Science. We Tell Them Not To.|Tauriq Moosa|July 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Finally, I talked to Katherine Stone, who knows something about supportive online communities.
The 'Mommy Blogger Murderess' Lie|Andy Hinds|June 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She also blasted the spate of “Katherine Heigl-y type things where women…have no reason to exist other than to get a guy.”
‘Clueless’: How the Greatest Clique of the ‘90s Transformed Into A Shakespearean Tragedy|Marlow Stern|May 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was admitted at Katherine Hall, Cambridge, some months before he was ten years old.
East Anglia|J. Ewing Ritchie
He talked of his sister Katherine, much to Harry's delight, and told of his own sweetheart in Missouri.
A Little Union Scout|Joel Chandler Harris
What followed was as mysterious as a chapter out of an Anna Katherine Green detective story.
The Wreckers|Francis Lynde
Jack's mother met us at the door, and not far behind her was the fair Katherine, more beautiful than ever.
A Little Union Scout|Joel Chandler Harris
Petruchio "wrings Grumio by the ear," and Katherine beats the same unlucky servant.
Tolstoy on Shakespeare|Leo Tolstoy