Example Sentences

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A firm nee from the Dutch over McDonald’s AI-generated Christmas ad.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 11, 2025

In 1945, Anna Reynolds, nee Aulick, then 18, hitched a ride with an aunt and uncle from her family’s home in rural Kentucky to San Francisco, where they lived.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025

Ms Rayner, nee Bowen, bought the semi-detached home in 2007, getting a 25% discount under the Right to Buy scheme introduced by former Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2024

Princess Rita Jenrette Boncompagni Ludovisi, nee Rita Carpenter, abandoned the Casino dell’Aurora off the swank Via Veneto hours after Carabinieri police arrived to enforce a court-mandated eviction order.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2023

“Just remember,” Andrea went on, “when you start school in the States next fall, you’ll be in eighth grade. Nobody in the eighth grade is going to be singing ‘Swa- nee River.’”

From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz