Allende

[ ah-yen-dey ]

noun

1. Isabel, born 1942, Chilean novelist.

Allende

/ aˈʎende /

noun

1. AllendeIsabel1942FChileanPeruvianWRITING: novelist Isabel. born 1942, Chilean writer, born in Peru; her works include Eva Luna (1989), Paula (1995), and Daughter of Fortune (1999)
2. AllendeSalvador19081973MChileanPOLITICS: head of state Salvador (salβaˈðor). 1908–73, Chilean Marxist politician; president of Chile from 1970 until 1973, when the army seized power and he was killed

Example Sentences

Author Barbara Kingsolver won the award for distinguished contribution to American letters, which has previously been won by writers including Toni Morrison and Isabel Allende, while publisher W. Paul Coates — the father of author Ta-Nehisi Coates — won the 2024 Literarian Award, a lifetime achievement prize for outstanding service to the literary community.

From Los Angeles Times

England showed plenty of endeavour in defence but Ben Earl missed a really important tackle on Damian de Allende and their backline looked out of sync, like a bar chart at school.

From BBC

Against South Africa, Ben Earl missed a vital tackle on Damian de Allende, before England's faint hopes of crowbarring their way to a comeback were dashed by Luke Cowan-Dickie's twitchy line-out throw and Itoje picking, not going and being caught at the back of a promising breakdown.

From BBC

Damian de Allende punched a hole and Kolbe danced inside Sleightholme shortly after the hour and, even down to 14 men with prop Gerhard Steenekamp in the sin-bin in the closing stages, the Boks never lost the upper hand.

From BBC

She remembers running into Meryl Streep a decade after they made the 1993 Isabel Allende adaptation “The House of the Spirits,” and Streep telling her she was only getting offered parts of “witch” or “mom.”

From Los Angeles Times