Loren

[ lawr-uhn, lohr- ]

/ ˈlɔr ən, ˈloʊr- /

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noun

a male given name, form of Lawrence.

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Words nearby Loren

Lord Temporal, Lord, what fools these mortals be!, lordy, lore, Lorelei, Loren, Lorena, Lorentz, Lorentz-FitzGerald contraction, Lorentz force, Lorentz transformation

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How to use Loren in a sentence

Celebrities like Paul Newman and Sophia Loren even dropped by for tours.
Israel’s Tiniest Breakaway State|Nina Strochlic|June 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sophia Loren and Lena Horne too— carrying off their turbans with grace and glamour.
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We knew that Sophia Loren was in New York at the time, so, we said ‘The biggest Italian superstar is here, do you know her?’
Giancarlo Giammetti’s Private Life Captured in “Private GG”|Erin Cunningham|October 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The story began its life as a screenplay for a 1966 film staring Sophia Loren.
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“I spoke to Loren Herzog a few times as he was getting ready to be released,” says Sacramento bounty hunter Leonard Padilla.
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And Takahashi, who had many times heard my little boy Loren yell that, grinned all over his dusky face.
Tales of lonely trails|Zane Grey
They have sent her chest on to Pisgah and she is with Loren.
William Clayton's Journal|William Clayton
Late in starting, we made no attempt to go further than San Loren zo that afternoon.
In Indian Mexico (1908)|Frederick Starr
The knife flew into a thicket and Loren, screaming, was upon Kirk, reaching for Kirk's neck.
'Mid Pleasures and Palaces|James McKimmey
"You didn't come as soon as you could," Loren said, his voice an angry trembling sound.
'Mid Pleasures and Palaces|James McKimmey

British Dictionary definitions for Loren

Loren

/ (Italian ˈlɔːren) /

noun

Sophia (soˈfia), real name Sophia Scicolone. born 1934, Italian film actress. Her films include Two Women (1961) for which she won an Oscar, The Millionairess (1961), Man of La Mancha (1972), The Cassandra Crossing (1977), and Prêt à Porter (1994)

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