Effie
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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In a separate statement Sunday, military spokesman Brigadier General Effie Defrin said the expansion of the ground operation would begin within the coming week.
From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026
“We need to find a way to bring Effie the ghost to Houston with us,” Hoiberg said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
The search for Condon’s Molina/Kendall was as extensive as the one he did for Effie in his film version of “Dreamgirls” 20 years earlier, the role that famously went to singer Jennifer Hudson.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025
On Thursday, IDF spokesman Brig-Gen Effie Defrin acknowledged at a briefing that Israeli forces were facing a "complex challenge" and drawing "lessons from every incident to prevent similar cases in the future".
From BBC • Jul. 3, 2025
Miss Effie Belle appeared next morning, just as we were fixing to walk out the door to go to Sunday school.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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