Phyllis
Americannoun
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a name used in pastoral literature, as the Eclogues of Vergil, for a country girl or sweetheart.
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Also Phyliss. a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “green leaf.”
Example Sentences
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Patterson watched this week's proceedings at Melbourne's Supreme Court via a live video link from her maximum-security prison, the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre in Melbourne's western suburbs.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
“Try a bigger bite,” said auctioneer Phyllis Kao, trying to coax the next bid after $37 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
He wished he worked on “The Smothers Brothers” because they were so much cooler than Phyllis Diller.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
Inside, 87-year-old Phyllis Day, who has Alzheimer's, was asleep and completely unaware the fire had broken out.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
And besides, I never knew when she was going to lose her temper, and I didn’t want Suesetta or Phyllis to ever witness that.
From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson
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