Petra
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Project co-ordinator Petra Davies said: "The cost of uniform, despite the government guidelines, is still rising in price and people just cannot afford it."
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Petra Davies, from charity Wirral FUSS, said demand for uniforms has "never been higher"
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
German pensioner Petra Mertens did not hesitate when ordered to evacuate her home in the sleepy western border town of Monschau as an enormous fire advanced from neighbouring Belgium.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
But while the earlier work describes a futurist dystopia, “Glyph” takes place in present-day England, where the siblings Petra and Patricia Wild have reconnected after decades of grudging silence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
An hour later, in the cafeteria, he spotted Petra in a corner by herself.
From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett
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