Lizzy
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Her family restrained her at home for two hours while waiting for an ambulance, with Lizzy sectioned under the Mental Health Act at York Hospital's emergency department.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026
Unable to sleep after a traumatic birth in 2024, Lizzy quickly deteriorated into a state of psychosis - a potentially life-threatening condition that can cause hallucinations, severe insomnia and paranoia.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026
Four days after giving birth, 30-year-old Lizzy Berryman's postpartum psychosis forced her to be sectioned and taken from York to Derby while "soaked in urine" in a hospital car.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026
During their first five years of recording, Thin Lizzy toured the U.K. and Europe, adding a limited U.S. tour in 1975.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
Now I would be out on the street with peoples besides Miss Lizzy or Quincy.
From "Girls Like Us" by Gail Giles
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