Thelma
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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His mother, Thelma, was born in Poland and immigrated to Toronto with her family as a child.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025
He now lives in mid-Wales with his wife Thelma.
From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025
They navigate the world like a Disney reboot of Thelma & Louise.
From Slate • Apr. 14, 2025
Thelma said it had been similar for her and Tommy, who was in the army for three years before starting work as a lighthouse keeper.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2025
Fred wanted Joe to come to Seattle, to live with him and Thelma and take his senior year at Roosevelt.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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