Nin
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Like countless diarists before her, including Samuel Pepys, Anaïs Nin, Beatrix Potter and David Sedaris, the woman had kept a record of her days with ink and paper.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
The BBC revealed last week that a key aide to Sir Keir, his principal private secretary Nin Pandit, was moving to a policy role in No 10.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2025
First, I think: I will take that full set of Anaïs Nin diaries, but then: I want to talk to whoever was giving them away.
From Slate ● Jan. 11, 2025
That was the push Chicago needed to write her 1975 autobiography, “Through the Flower”; Nin wrote the introduction.
From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2023
It took Nin a few agonizing seconds to look up, but when she did, her muddy eyes couldn’t seem to focus.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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