Zuleika
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Mohammad Ali gave her calls a ringtone that was a verse from a popular Afghan song that recalls the story of Yusuf and Zuleika.
From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2014
He is thrown into prison, and Zuleika waits 36 years for him to be freed.
From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2014
Lodge excludes fiction set predominantly among students, such as Beerbohm's delightful Zuleika Dobson and Evelyn Waugh's various skewering visits to academe.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 6, 2013
This seems a bit like the kind of “realism” that leads flirts like Henry James’ Daisy Miller or Max Beerbohm’s Zuleika Dobson to meet bad ends for their reckless and loose ways.
From Slate ● Apr. 9, 2012
"Thou shalt not run this risk for me," Zuleika cried.
From Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II by Alexander Huth
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