Leslie
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Singer Leslie Rankine was put forward by a few people.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Around this time, the actress Olivia Wilde has said, Mr. Jagger was a sometime dinner guest at the Washington home where she grew up with her parents, the leftist journalists Andrew and Leslie Cockburn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Four days after the council vote, Leslie Ridings and Horton of the residents association stood outside the fenced off lot as two men with the group Vincor Construction ambled about driving stakes into the ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Leslie Holmes, culture and heritage projects manager at the Salford club, said: "This is what I have been working towards since I first came into the building in 2002."
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
“The pieces of the puzzle were beginning to fall into place at last,” said a relieved Leslie Groves.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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