Cabrini

[ kuh-bree-nee; Italian kah-bree-nee ]

noun

1. Saint Frances Xavier Mother Cabrini, 1850–1917, U.S. nun, born in Italy; founder of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Example Sentences

The infamous conditions of Cabrini Green in Chicago and other midcentury projects made the idea of government-built housing unpopular for years, but it has come back into fashion with better understanding about the failures of those projects and the increasingly dire conditions for low-income renters.

From Slate

The friendship between Eric and Malik — the child performers are dear — is one of the truest parts of the movie, and it’s easy to fall quickly into step with them as they wander Cabrini, head to school and one day briefly escape from their routine.

From New York Times

According to its leaders, over 100,000 people from 155 countries have invested nearly $80 million in projects released to date, including last month’s “Cabrini.”

From Seattle Times

“Cabrini,” a cluttered biopic of an Italian nun on a mission in 19th-century Manhattan, is directed by Alejandro Monteverde and produced by Angel Studios.

From New York Times

The screenplay contains numerous scenes of Cabrini striding through opulent rooms as she goes head-to-head with bureaucratic white men; several sequences could have been scrapped in favor of more time spent with the rabble of orphans under her care.

From New York Times