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
He can’t ship his art anywhere, so his planned solo show at Leila Heller Gallery in New York this fall has been postponed indefinitely, said Heller, his dealer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 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
Such a pitch might eventually appeal to undecided Los Angeles voter Leila Salem, 28, who identifies as an independent and is staunchly opposed to the war.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
The family followed these directions to the letter; they couldn’t risk missing Leila or Frankie, whose childhood pranks “would fill a book.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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