Jacqueline

or Jac·que·lyn

[ jak-uh-lin, -leen, jak-wuh-; French zhakuh-leen ]

/ ˈdʒæk ə lɪn, -ˌlin, ˈdʒæk wə-; French ʒakəˈlin /

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noun

a female given name.

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How to use Jacqueline in a sentence

On “The Bold Type,” Jane doesn’t want to defeat Jacqueline but rather become her, or at least a version of her.
How ‘The Bold Type’ went from an irresistible feminist fantasy to an out-of-touch disappointment|Inkoo Kang|July 2, 2021|Washington Post
“Now it’s time to make the corporation work for you,” Jacqueline told the anti-establishment Kat as the older woman passed the editor in chief baton to the younger one.
How ‘The Bold Type’ went from an irresistible feminist fantasy to an out-of-touch disappointment|Inkoo Kang|July 2, 2021|Washington Post
Having met in 1952 while Jacqueline was working in a ceramic studio, the couple moved in together two years later.
Revealing The Unseen Picasso|Justin Jones|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the many portraits, Picasso oscillates between naturalism and abstraction in his portraits of Jacqueline.
Revealing The Unseen Picasso|Justin Jones|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Jacqueline Kennedy helped change all that in the 1960s, with her unflappable chic and wardrobe full of haute couture.
How Oscar de la Renta Created First Lady Fashion|Raquel Laneri|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Newman and Jacqueline had three children by the time they divorced.
The Stacks: The Eyes of Winter: Paul Newman at 70|Peter Richmond|October 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He met and married his first wife, Jacqueline Witte, in 1949, when they were members of an acting troupe in Illinois.
The Stacks: The Eyes of Winter: Paul Newman at 70|Peter Richmond|October 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He went as far as rhetoric, at school, and was then put in a bank by his aunt, Jacqueline Collin.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
So it was with the noise in the hall when Pierre and Jacqueline began to dance.
Riders of the Silences|John Frederick
He wondered profoundly why Jacqueline had chosen such a partner.
Riders of the Silences|John Frederick
Then he was gone, and Jacqueline was laughing over his shoulder back to Pierre.
Riders of the Silences|John Frederick
He repeated: "Do you mean that I'm rude or rough with you, Jacqueline?"
Riders of the Silences|John Frederick