Tessie
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Newsom’s mother, Tessie Newsom, ended her life in 2002 at age 55 through assisted suicide after a long fight with breast cancer.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025
The BBC joined Elaine MacKenzie and her guide dog, Tessie, to see the extent of the pavement parking problem in Edinburgh.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2024
The Cincinnati bearcat mascot and Louie, the Louisville cardinal, hung out with Wally and Tessie, the Red Sox Green Monsters.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2022
Mr. Lambourne said the appointment had been uncontroversial until his wife, Tessie Lambourne, a native of Kiribati, became the country’s opposition leader in 2020.
From New York Times • Nov. 26, 2022
For three days no one left the attic except Tessie, who hurried downstairs to get food from our emptying cupboards.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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