Lillian
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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“It’s a hard world for little things,” Lillian Gish famously says in “The Night of the Hunter,” a movie nobody will ever confuse with “The Mandalorian and Grogu.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Local Transport minister Lillian Greenwood praised Waymo's planned rollout on social media Thursday.
From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026
Murphy’s extravagant abode is a far cry from his very humble upbringing in Brooklyn, N.Y., where he was raised in public housing by his telephone operator mother, Lillian Laney, and police officer dad, Charles Murphy.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 24, 2025
His father Jack was a toolmaker, while his mother Lillian worked at the Lucas factory, which made car components.
From BBC • Jul. 22, 2025
Lillian untied her apron and walked over to the table, hit it with her fist, and began to imitate her husband.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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