Lela
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Judge Lela Kalichenko remanded her into custody until the next court hearing scheduled for 10 July.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2025
Featuring stars Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine and Lela Rochon, the best friends jam out to Flack's deep cut, "It Might Be You," with Houston's voice at the forefront.
From Salon ● Feb. 24, 2025
Reichert is survived by her husband, her daughter Lela Klein Holt and two grandchildren.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2022
Lela Gilbert, senior fellow for international religious liberty at the Family Research Council, called the decision “unfathomable.”
From Washington Times ● Dec. 2, 2022
“Mother, Father, may I introduce Lady Lela, my new friend and acquaintance from Bast, where the carriages are orange.”
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
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