skene
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of skene
< Greek skēnḗ; see scene
Example Sentences
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Associated Press reporter Lea Skene contributed to this report.
From Seattle Times • May 13, 2024
"P&G has buried its head in the sand for a long time," said Jennifer Skene, a policy manager at the Natural Resources Defense Council.
From Reuters • Aug. 17, 2022
Oatway and her boyfriend, Tom Skene, soaked up some morning waves at nearby Zuma and are now self-soothing in this seafood emporium, opened in 1956 by Eastman Jacobs.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2019
Nearly half of the 16 investigations have not been substantiated, and the other cases reflect individual incidents rather than a systemic problem, Skene said.
From Salon • Nov. 3, 2018
But no sooner were the words spoken, than I remembered the Jesuit Courcy that had been discovered here in hiding in this house, and so breaking short off I gazed full at Skene.
From Idonia: A Romance of Old London by Wallis, Arthur F.
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