Paula

[paw-luh]

noun

a female given name: derived from Paul.

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Examples from the Web for paula

Contemporary Examples

Check out a clip from this exclusive interview with SCAD President and Founder Paula Wallace at the 2014 Savannah Film Festival.
Who Is Joe Manganiello? Sofia Vergara’s Fiancé on the Value of Hard Work
The Daily Beast Video
December 29, 2014
By Amanda Woerner for Life by DailyBurn Butter is making a comeback—and it has nothing to do with Paula Deen.
Bulletproof Coffee and the Case for Butter as a Health Food
DailyBurn
December 27, 2014
Paula Kweskin is an attorney specializing in international humanitarian and human rights law.
Promoting Girls’ Education Isn’t Enough: Malala Can Do More
Paula Kweskin
December 9, 2014
An esteemed historian of Southern culinary culture, Ferris had all the utensils to do some serious carving on Paula Deen.
The Tragic History of Southern Food
Jason Berry
November 12, 2014
Pro-lifers like Paula, who are mostly of the Christian variety, are here every day.
Abortion in Missouri Is the Wait of a Lifetime
Justin Glawe
November 12, 2014

Historical Examples

"Now sing your song again for me, while you are sitting here," said Paula.
Moni the Goat-Boy
Johanna Spyri
This pleased Paula exceptionally well and she said he must sing it to her often again.
Moni the Goat-Boy
Johanna Spyri
When Moni with his goats passed by the front of the house, Paula was standing there.
Moni the Goat-Boy
Johanna Spyri
Paula took out the cross from the wrappings and examined it closely.
Moni the Goat-Boy
Johanna Spyri
And it's not as if I were staying altogether for selfish reasons—there's Paula.
The Incomplete Amorist
E. Nesbit