Delores
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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In the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, artist MisterAlek transformed a Cesar Chavez mural he painted in 2021 and replaced it with a painting of Delores Huerta.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
To improve his product’s chances of survival, Martin made specialty models for popular musicians such as Delores Navares de Goñi, whose playing was praised by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
Jackson primarily raised his sons on his own after his ex-wife, Delores “Dee Dee” Martes, whom he wed at the age of 18 and divorced in 1988, died.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2024
If asked about their families, it might be on the record that Lydia’s softball-playing sister, Delores, loved watching her sibling at the barre.
From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2024
Afterwards, the girl in the photo stopped being Delores and became Mama Ya-Ya.
From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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