Streep

British  

/ striːp /

noun

1. Meryl, original name Mary Louise Streep. born 1949, US actress. Her films include The Deerhunter (1978), Kramer vs Kramer (1979), The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981), Sophie's Choice (1982), Out of Africa (1986), The Hours (2002), Mamma Mia! (2008), and The Iron Lady (2011)

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Example Sentences

That said, you know, I’ve said this before, I’m a huge Meryl Streep fan.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Here, Riley discusses Meryl Streep, his own experience working with boosters and the film’s most shocking twist.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

For example, if we were to put Meryl Streep against Julianne Moore, only one of these women is going to be mother, and it’s not the one in “Mamma Mia!”

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Streep won a Golden Globe and received an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress in her first turn as Miranda Priestly -- who is not-so-subtly based on longtime "Vogue" chief Anna Wintour.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

It was like the Oscars and I was Meryl Streep.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah