Marilyn
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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"We worked hard at it, and in the end, I threw it away because what was coming through Dakota playing Marilyn Monroe was so much more moving, human, alive."
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
—Ms. Crowther is the author of “Marilyn and Her Books: The Literary Life of Marilyn Monroe.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
The scan was performed at the Yale Chemical and Biophysical Imaging Center by former Peabody Museum senior preparator Marilyn Fox.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
For more than an hour, attorney Marilyn Bednarski peppered L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Collected in hopes of telling what Marilyn always calls the “real” story of what happened.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
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