Toklas
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The sinister figure lurking in the drama is Bernard Faÿ, a French writer and enthusiast of things American, whom Stein and Toklas had befriended in Paris.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
The restaurant is named after Alice B. Toklas, partner of Gertrude Stein, and is part of Living Out, a luxury apartment complex for LGBTQIA+ adults.
From Salon • Feb. 16, 2025
Probably 0: The number of times Alice B. Toklas actually visited the hotel.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 23, 2023
Mawuli Tugbenyoh, co-chair of the Alice B. Toklas Democratic Club, said Feinstein “is synonymous with San Francisco” and also remembered her as an LGBTQ+ ally.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2023
I didn't care where Hemingway drank or Alice B. Toklas had her mustache trimmed.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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