Toklas
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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How did Stein and Toklas evade such a fate?
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
Probably 0: The number of times Alice B. Toklas actually visited the hotel.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 23, 2023
Mawuli Tugbenyoh, co-chair of the Alice B. Toklas Democratic Club, said Feinstein “is synonymous with San Francisco” and also remembered her as an LGBTQ+ ally.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2023
"It should be eaten with care," Toklas cautioned.
From Salon • Aug. 10, 2022
I didn't care where Hemingway drank or Alice B. Toklas had her mustache trimmed.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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