Gretchen

[ grech-uhn; German greyt-shuhn ]

noun

1. a female given name, form of Margaret.

Example Sentences

“From silly diner interviews on Weekend Fox and Friends to Secretary of Defense?” former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson posted on social media, saying she was “stunned” by the pick.

From Salon

That third-party candidate, Thomas Leager, had ties to the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

From Salon

And Ocasio-Cortez has outsider credibility that other potential candidates—Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, all of whom have their merits but are, at heart, professional-class overachievers—do not.

From Slate

“Most of his base believes that Trump will not pass more restrictions on abortion,” Gretchen Borchelt, vice president for reproductive rights and health at the National Women’s Law Center Action Fund, said in a press conference.

From Salon

By definition, that meant there would be no primaries, open to popular Democrats like Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro.

From Los Angeles Times