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Winnie

American  
[win-ee] / ˈwɪn i /

noun

  1. a male given name, form of Winston.

  2. a female given name, form of Winifred.


Example Sentences

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Even more heartbreaking is who constructs the road itself: “The captured animals are now being forced to work slave labor,” said Winnie Holzman, who wrote the screenplay with Dana Fox.

From Los Angeles Times

The script by Dana Fox and original Broadway playwright Winnie Holzman follows the structure of the 2003 stage musical, itself an adaptation of Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novel “Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West.”

From Los Angeles Times

These are real-life examples from Winnie Atterbury O’Keefe, founder of Whimsie Luxury Travel in New Jersey, and Anne Fuldby-Olsen, executive director of group services for Nebraska-based Executive Travel.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the signature challenge, Aaron Mountford-Myles, a London-based baker, made slice-and-bake cookies inspired by his best friend’s daughter, Winnie.

From Salon

Dr Winnie Kiiru, a Kenyan biologist and elephant conservationist, termed the tourist's behaviour "unfortunate" as it had endangered his life and that of the elephant.

From BBC