Maxine
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Romance: Another of Pynchon’s late crime novels, “Bleeding Edge” also chronicles the tender but tested love between insurance investigator Maxine Tarnower and her phlegmatic husband, Horst.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
"I'm here because the waves near my house are now huge. I live near the shore, and the winds there are now very strong," Maxine Dugan told AFP on Saturday evening.
From Barron's • Nov. 9, 2025
Another resident, Maxine Dugan said: "I'm here because the waves near my house are now huge, I live near the shore. The winds there are now very strong, and the waves are huge."
From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025
Following the leak, councillors Paul Thomas, Oliver Bradshaw, Maxine Fothergill and Bill Barrett had the Reform whip removed pending investigation.
From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025
The whole time I’m thinking how I pictured Maxine would be a woman with strict eyes and a voice that says she doesn’t play around.
From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson
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