Mildred
noun
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Contemporary Examples of mildred
It follows her recent string of confident, adult performances: Mildred Pierce, True Blood, The Ides of March.
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November 16, 2013
On ‘60 Minutes,’ the former governor said he made the payments to his housekeeper, Mildred Baena, to care for their son, Joseph.
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October 6, 2012
Ann Beck recalls her son being awoken by Arnold and summoned “in the middle of the night to drive Mildred home.”
“Mildred was always causing trouble and threatening to quit,” said a former senior staffer.
The housekeeper, Mildred Baena, was no décolleté Mary Poppins, but an aging mother of four.
Historical Examples of mildred
Mildred's eyes were downcast again, and a faint colour rose in her cheeks.
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The big, rich, simple house was part of it, and Mildred's father and mother were part of it.
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"But I'd just about decided that it really wouldn't do," Mildred went on.
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"Thank you, Mildred," her cousin said, bowing to her gratefully.
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Mildred looked up, as if in a little alarm, but did not speak.
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