Example Sentences
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Lavern and Marvette Meggett, two daughters whom Mrs. Meggett refers to as the general and the corporal, kept their mother and the project on track.
From New York Times • May 9, 2022
Rushin’s mother, Lavern, said that much of the support came from the autism community and people involved in the Black Lives Matter movement.
From Washington Times • Nov. 10, 2020
My classmates are filing into the room carrying boxes of every size and shape, wrapped in colorful paper and ribbons—gifts for our teacher, Mrs. Lavern.
From Slate • Apr. 26, 2019
Alan Lavern Bean was born March 15, 1932, in Wheeler, Tex., and completed high school in Fort Worth.
From Washington Post • May 26, 2018
Lavern Jaros, director of the Division of Aging and Disability Services, said about $346,000 in county levy will go toward the program in 2018.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2017
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