Ophelia
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Gertrude never quite comes into focus, but the pathos of Ophelia, maddened by grief, is enhanced by the simple yet forceful way Izzard helplessly pounds her chest.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026
It dethroned Taylor Swift's The Fate of Ophelia to take Spotify's global top spot on 2 January, the day after the final epsiode of Stranger Things' fifth and final season dropped on Netflix.
From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026
While less well-known than John Everett Millais's painting of Ophelia, the portrait also depicts a woman in a long dress lying drowned in water, surrounded by flowers.
From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025
But The Fate of Ophelia singer says she can't imagine planning a performance at a game her fiance is simultaneously trying to win.
From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025
Once, arriving back in Boston exhausted, he confided to Ophelia that he heard two sets of voices.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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