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Maxine

American  
[mak-seen, mak-seen] / mækˈsin, ˈmæk sin /

noun

  1. a female given name.


Example Sentences

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“Big bugs,” Gladys told Maxine Cooper’s little brother, Donald.

From Literature

Of course that was the end of Donald’s lunch, but at least, Maxine said, it was just a day-old bologna sandwich and some carrot sticks so they probably wouldn’t do that again.

From Literature

After that they began to show up every morning at Maxine’s bus stop, looking sneaky and dangerous, like some outlaw gang about to hold up the stagecoach.

From Literature

“But they don’t do anything,” Maxine said, looking worried.

From Literature

It scared Donald, all right, and after three or four days he wouldn’t even come out the door, so Maxine stood on her front porch and yelled, “My mother says for you to go home!”

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