Marya
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Inside Pollo Feliz, another restaurant in the neighbourhood, Marya works the register and says she has watched foot traffic dwindle.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026
Marya Hudgins banked in a three-pointer as time ran out in the first quarter and Heal opened the second quarter with a basket to give Santa Clara a 15-14 lead before Gonzaga took off.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2024
Although she’s not given much to do, the astringent Anne Gee Byrd lends Marya, Vanya’s bluestocking mother, a feisty, antagonistic presence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2022
Not long after they arrived, Ms. Pyzhyk took her children and Marya, another Ukrainian child, on their first trip to a zoo.
From New York Times ● Apr. 17, 2022
Wraith and Lady Marya sailed beside her, no more than twenty yards between their hulls.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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