Muriel

[ myoo r-ee-uh l ]

/ ˈmyʊər i əl /

a female given name.

Example sentences from the Web for muriel

City Councilor Muriel Bowser, the winner Tuesday out of seven Democratic challengers, received a total of only about 40,000 votes.

It’s Disenfranchisement When Independents Can’t Vote in Primaries |Linda Killian |April 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Prime of Miss Jean Brodie By Muriel Spark “Give me a girl at an impressionable age, and she is mine for life.”

Book Bag: Megan Abbott’s Five Dangerous Mentors |Megan Abbott |August 27, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The Girls of Slender Means by Muriel Spark for its ruthlessness.

Caleb Crain: How I Write |Caleb Crain |July 31, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Her sister, Muriel, talked to me and showed me letters Margaret had written to her.

Lady Thatcher in Full: Charles Moore on Writing Her Biography |Matthew Walther |June 10, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

Interior-design maven Muriel Brandolini has never parted with any pieces in her contemporary-design collection—until now.

Design Treasures on the Block |Robin Givhan |October 14, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Of the "Muriel" whom he had been addressing, nothing was to be seen.

Sixes and Sevens |O. Henry
Faith said softly, as she and Muriel found unoccupied chairs near their three friends, who were already seated.

Rilla of the Lighthouse |Grace May North
Then, as the month ended, the blasting idea came to Muriel: she was going to have a child.

Running Sands |Reginald Wright Kauffman
It was noticeable that Muriel was doing most of the talking.

Phyllis |Dorothy Whitehill
Muriel disappeared into the crowd, and it was a little time before she came back again.

For Jacinta |Harold Bindloss