Willa
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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“A girl gave me a pa—” Stopping mid-sentence, Harry pivoted verbally and physically, eyeing Chitto as she added, “and then I met another woman who worked here. Willa. She was . . .” Harry sighed as if she couldn’t find the words.
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“Willa—she’s one of the legendary grandparents—invited me to freshen up the mural this summer. I wanted to do a small-scale one first.”
From Literature
“Hope so. I don’t want to let anyone down. Especially not Willa.”
From Literature
Her legendary grandparent name tag has a beaded border, the name Willa written in oversize, loopy cursive.
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After the Not Your Wild West Show song ends, a band member announces, “Tonight’s movie is Christmas in the Clouds. Willa’s trying to bring back Christmas in July.”
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