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Sylvia

American  
[sil-vee-uh] / ˈsɪl vi ə /

noun

  1. a female given name.


Example Sentences

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But it’s hard not to sympathize with Sylvia too.

From Los Angeles Times

Over time, however, the size of the reduction gradually became smaller, according to Sylvia Hristakeva, an assistant professor of marketing.

From Science Daily

Jay Stein was born to Samuel and Sylvia Stein in New York on June 17, 1937, and grew up mostly in Los Angeles.

From The Wall Street Journal

"We were really surprised to see that the PhF-methanol solution gave completely different results from the other solutions," said Lou DiMauro, Edward E. and Sylvia Hagenlocker Professor of Physics at OSU.

From Science Daily

Sylvia Plath “specialized in disastrous outcomes.”

From The Wall Street Journal