Leila

[lee-luh, ley-]

noun

1. a female given name.

Example Sentences

The 60-something Leila receives a call from an estranged friend who is dying.

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Leila was present at the time, possibly implicated, and her response was to leave.

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After an encounter with a teen who has run away from the academy, Alex begins to question the institution’s methods, which leads him to Abbie and Leila, who he attempts to help.

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In July, Abdel Fattah's 68-year-old mother, Leila Soueif, who is also a British citizen, ended a nine-month-long hunger strike after receiving assurances from the UK government that it was doing everything it could to secure his release.

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Congresswoman Leila de Lima, then the secretary of justice, investigated the allegations.

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