Hilary
Americannoun
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Also Hilaire a male or female given name: from a Latin word meaning “cheerful.”
Example Sentences
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While such storms are typically hundreds of miles south of California, the state could still experience remnants of those systems, as it did with Hilary in 2023, Swain said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Hilary Knight and Hannah Bilka, two of the stars of Team USA's gold medal winning women's ice hockey squad, were ready for their closeup on the Oscars red carpet.
From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026
The review was triggered following the publication of a major report into children's gender care by Dr Hilary Cass in April 2024, which said "remarkably weak evidence" on medical interventions was letting children down.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026
A little banter ensues, making way for the real surprise guests: fellow Olympic hockey champions Megan Keller and team captain Hilary Knight.
From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026
Hilary Putnam claimed in 1975 that realism, the belief that science gets at the truth, ‘is the only philosophy that doesn’t make the success of science a miracle’.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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