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Eliza

American  
[ih-lahy-zuh] / ɪˈlaɪ zə /

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Elizabeth.


Example Sentences

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Ms. Moyer-Nocchi scolds Eliza Leslie, the seminal 19th-century American cookbook writer, for making macaroni rather than cheese the top layer in a recipe “To Dress Macaroni”—“a regrettable innovation that made for bony macaroni”—without observing that Leslie obviates the problem: She directs you to “cover the dish.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Eliza Carthy felt full of dread as her phone buzzed through the night once again.

From BBC

Like Skylar, Sorraya's daughter Eliza was comfortable in her small friendship group, but Sorraya noticed a big change in how that manifested after the pandemic hit.

From BBC

Even with parental controls and time limits in place, Eliza will wake up to more than 300 messages sent while she was offline and then have anxiety over the fear of "not missing out, but of not knowing".

From BBC

The Flourish project focuses on teamwork, self-esteem and building confidence and, for Lola, Skylar and Eliza, the results were overwhelmingly positive.

From BBC