Dolores

[ duh-lawr-is, -lohr- ]

noun

1. a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “sorrows.”

Example Sentences

At a debate at Dolores Mission last month, De León talked almost exclusively in Spanish and kept referring to his constituents as nuestra gente — our people — to imply that Jurado could never understand Latinos and their needs.

From Los Angeles Times

Among their offerings included “Woman of the Century,” a gin-based drink inspired by Simone Veil, a lawyer, politician and Holocaust survivor who spear-headed the law that decriminalized abortion in France; “Amazona,” a tequila, yucca, honey soda, cinnamon and pepper drink based on Sonia Guajajara, activist and the first Minister of Indigenous Peoples in Brazil; and the “Vesper Dolores,” honoring Dolores Jiménez y Muro, a teacher, journalist and poet from the Mexican Revolutionary War.

From Salon

Halsey said her portrayal of O'Riordan did not take too much "since I was basically born Dolores’ long lost daughter, but I couldn’t do the series without honoring this incredible woman."

From Salon

Late Irish singer Dolores O'Riordan, better known for her lead vocals for the alternative band The Cranberries, receives her flowers from Halsey too.

From Salon

More than 200 people packed the pews at Dolores Mission Church in Boyle Heights on Wednesday, and they all had one question on their minds:

From Los Angeles Times