Kathleen

[ kath-leen, kath-leen ]

/ kæθˈlin, ˈkæθ lin /

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noun

a female given name, form of Katherine.

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Also Kath·lene, Kath·lyn, Kath·lynne

[kath-lin]. /ˈkæθ lɪn/.

Words nearby Kathleen

Katharevusa, katharometer, Katherine, Kathiawar, kathisma, Kathleen, Kathmandu, katholikos, Kathy, Katie, kation

How to use Kathleen in a sentence

“We’ve been through a lot together and I’m really proud of Charity reaching this moment,” said Kathleen, who recently graduated from college with a bachelor’s degree in family and human services and hopes to become a social worker.
She was conjoined to her twin for the first 7 months of life. Now an adult, she just had her own baby.|Cathy Free|September 9, 2021|Washington Post
“It was a little surreal to end up in exactly the same hospital where Charity and Kathleen were born,” said Vaneice Lincoln, 52, about the University of Washington Medical Center.
She was conjoined to her twin for the first 7 months of life. Now an adult, she just had her own baby.|Cathy Free|September 9, 2021|Washington Post
Between trips, he found time to coach his daughter Kathleen’s youth soccer team and scour the paper for weekend activities with his son.
Clifford Feldman, longtime cameraman and producer for major TV networks, dies of covid-19|Emily Davies|May 14, 2021|Washington Post
“It was nice, he opened doors, he pulled out chairs,” Kathleen Mangan had testified during the trial.
Why NYPD Couldn’t Cook The ‘Cannibal Cop’|Michael Daly|July 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST

She was the Kathleen Hanna of Hollywood—a punk rock princess in a Barbie world.
Lori Petty on ‘Orange Is the New Black,’ the Halcyon ‘90s, and Discovering Jennifer Lawrence|Marlow Stern|June 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Just like Kathleen Sebelius with Obamacare, V.A. chief Eric Shinseki now embodies the VA scandal.
Why Dems Are Tripping Over Each Other to Push The V.A. Chief Out|Ben Jacobs, Tim Mak|May 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Kathleen Willey was a White House volunteer who said she was groped by Bill Clinton in the Oval Office in 1993.
These Clinton Haters Can’t Quit the Crazy|David Freedlander|May 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Smith College President Kathleen McCartney, who is apparently the only sane person in the room at that institution.
The Oh-So-Fragile Class of 2014 Needs to STFU And Listen to Some New Ideas|Olivia Nuzzi|May 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The man's face flushed, and he half rose from his seat with an impetuous movement; but Kathleen stopped him with a glance.
Stories by English Authors: Orient|Various
He reflected that except during those brief moments on the hill he had never seen Kathleen alive.
Overlooked|Maurice Baring
She was quite disinterested with regard to Kathleen and quite disinterested towards Stukely.
Overlooked|Maurice Baring
But there were the children to think of, Kathleen and Desmond, inheritors of his good looks, but of nothing beyond that.
Grey Town|Gerald Baldwin
The children were crying, Kathleen impulsively and without restraint, Desmond secretively, as men are accustomed to weep.
Grey Town|Gerald Baldwin