Lavigne

/ (læ'viːn) /

noun

Avril. born 1984, Canadian rock singer and songwriter; her recordings include Let Go (2002), Under My Skin (2004) and The Best Damn Thing (2007)

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Example sentences from the Web for lavigne

Clearly, someone in the Lavigne camp figured out that remixing Rosetta Stone with an EDM beat would result in an insta-classic.
Avril Lavigne’s Dumb ‘Hello Kitty’ Video Is Rife with Cultural Appropriation|Amy Zimmerman|April 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Even when presented with a gorgeous sashimi platter, Lavigne still waxes poetic about that commercial Kitty.
Avril Lavigne’s Dumb ‘Hello Kitty’ Video Is Rife with Cultural Appropriation|Amy Zimmerman|April 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Lavigne boasts, lounging on a plush couch in a Manhattan hotel.
Avril Lavigne Is Still the ‘Motherfreaking Princess’ of Pop|Kevin Fallon|November 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Lavigne actually has two rooms devoted to Hello Kitty in her home.
Avril Lavigne Is Still the ‘Motherfreaking Princess’ of Pop|Kevin Fallon|November 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST

“Let Me Go,” a breakup-and-makeup ballad written and performed with Kroeger, showcases an emotionally mature and voiced Lavigne.
Avril Lavigne Is Still the ‘Motherfreaking Princess’ of Pop|Kevin Fallon|November 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I again appealed to Lavigne, and he joined in entreating them to spare me.
The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists|George Bryce
We all stopped, and Lavigne, one of the voyageurs, left the canoe to his comrades and took the weapon from my hand.
The Cryptogram|William Murray Graydon
But Lavigne had disappeared and poor Moralle lay motionless on the opposite bank, apparently dead.
The Cryptogram|William Murray Graydon
For a minute or more Lavigne searched the ground in the vicinity, creeping here and there on all-fours.
The Cryptogram|William Murray Graydon
They struck at me with their guns, and Lavigne caught some of the blows, and joined me in entreating for my safety.
The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists|George Bryce

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