Phyllis
a name used in pastoral literature, as the Eclogues of Vergil, for a country girl or sweetheart.
Also Phyliss. a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “green leaf.”
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How to use Phyllis in a sentence
Her friends Phyllis Cunningham, 75, and Eva-Lee Baird, 74, stood with her.
Eric Garner Protests: ‘It’s Like Vietnam’ | Abby Haglage, Caitlin Dickson, Jacob Siegel, Chris Allbritton | December 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPhyllis, who was a nurse, went down to Mississippi to provide medical care for people like Joan.
Eric Garner Protests: ‘It’s Like Vietnam’ | Abby Haglage, Caitlin Dickson, Jacob Siegel, Chris Allbritton | December 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe crusty conservative battle-ax Phyllis Schlafly is giving speeches saying that Obama worships government like a god.
RFRA Madness: What’s Next for Anti-Democratic ‘Religious Exemptions’ | Jay Michaelson | November 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPhyllis is a short, stocky, enraged-seeming woman with a high, strident voice and piercing stare.
I nod my head and try to concentrate on what Phyllis is telling me, but my eye keeps wandering across her yard.
Guess Virginia hasnt come out of the bank yet, Phyllis said, looking the length of the street and not seeing the western girl.
The Adventure Girls at K Bar O | Clair BlankPhyllis reached over, picked up the gun, and leveled it calmly at the bandits.
The Adventure Girls at K Bar O | Clair BlankMr. Wilson handed a small caliber revolver each to Gale and Phyllis.
The Adventure Girls at K Bar O | Clair BlankIll never get used to that noise if I stay here a hundred years, declared Phyllis.
The Adventure Girls at K Bar O | Clair BlankAs Gale and Phyllis lay down on their bed of boughs in the tent with Valerie, a coyote howled dismally in the distance.
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