Elaine

[ ih-leyn ]

noun

1. any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
2. a female given name, form of Helen.

Example Sentences

“If they had some sense of where all that money goes, directly to beneficiaries, they never would have thrown around that $2-trillion figure,” said Elaine C. Kamarck, a senior fellow at the center-left Brookings Institution and head of efficiency initiatives under Clinton.

From Los Angeles Times

Elaine Waldman, whose daughter is enrolled in Reed’s IHP, said the test is “elitist and exclusionary,” and hoped dropping it would improve the diversity of the program.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr Cruickshank said he had been encouraged by his sister Elaine to apply for the award on behalf of their father, William Wallace, who was a firefighter for Glasgow Fire Service.

From BBC

Police have named Madeline Elaine Brooks, 85 and Beverly Pugsley, 69, as the two women killed in the collision on the A4050 in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, at about 13:40 GMT on Saturday.

From BBC

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao were among a spate of Trump administration officials who quit in protest.

From BBC