Ophelia
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Gertrude never quite comes into focus, but the pathos of Ophelia, maddened by grief, is enhanced by the simple yet forceful way Izzard helplessly pounds her chest.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026
Ophelia was in fact an ex-hurricane named by the US National Hurricane Center.
From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025
In Hamlet, Ophelia, his wife, a young noblewoman from Denmark, goes mad and drowns.
From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025
Ophelia has been supporting the food poverty charity Caring Cooks - which works to make sure no child or family in Jersey goes hungry through donations and education - for about 18 months.
From BBC • Sep. 10, 2025
As soon as this happened, Ophelia told me, diarrheal disease and infant deaths began dropping.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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