Tess
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Fantastic as it is, “Working Girl’s” core flaw is that Tess can’t snag her seat at the conference table until she yanks Katharine out of it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
Down by her green toes, Melanie Griffith’s Staten Island secretary Tess McGill ferries to Manhattan to type memos for important men.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
The new series of Strictly will be presented by Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe, after the departure of Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
Hauer said she, Tess and Claudia could "finally be ladies who lunch in the autumn" - although Hauer has since been cast as a dance teacher in comedy play Stepping Out from August.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
When the door was answered, give my code name and ask for Tess.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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