Winona

[wi-noh-nuh]

noun

1. a city in SE Minnesota, on the Mississippi.

2. a female given name.

Example Sentences

Serri Ferrante and Winona Parks, longtime friends who both work in television, said they suspect the lack of critical acclaim the series got could be attributed to the small size of the WB network, where it aired, and the likelihood that its budget for awards campaigns was small.

From Los Angeles Times

On the other end of the scale are Lance Henriksen’s Bishop and Winona Ryder’s Call — robots so human and empathetic that they make most of the flesh-and-blood people around them look unprincipled.

From Salon

“Amelie” director Jean-Pierre Jeunet does his level best with a mediocre script by Joss Whedon, who can’t resist flogging an array of awful ‘90s action movie cliches. Aside from re-introducing Weaver’s Ripley as a clone with xenomorph DNA, this installment is mainly memorable for adding Winona Ryder to the “Alien” android gallery, and confirming that human-alien hybrids enjoy a sweet goodbye cuddle before you blow them out the airlock.

From Salon

Then there’s this observation from Robert Barron, bishop of the Diocese of Winona–Rochester in Minnesota, and an appointee to Trump’s newly created White House Commission on Religious Liberty.

From Salon

He remembers Winona Ryder’s “Closet Picks,” recorded in June 2024 but posted in late August, shortly after Gena Rowlands’ death.

From Los Angeles Times