Leila
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Leila Lacan and Saniya Rivers will get another chance to emerge as leaders for a team in transition, while rookies Nell Angloma and Gianna Kneepkens could get some legitimate playing time early.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
She writes, “I wondered why he’d chosen him, rather than Leila, as his focus,” and guessed at how Jim might work with women based on this first film: “I assumed wrong.”
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026
Among them is Leila Mir Ghaffari, who had been detained several times before, including during the women’s rights protests of 2022, according to two activists familiar with her situation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
Before Leila Green became a mother of triplets three years ago, she envisaged she'd be the kind of parent who would use reusable nappies.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
Jackie, Megan, and even, to some extent, Leila were impressed by what he’d done.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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