How to Use alumna in a Sentence

alumna

noun
  • Kathy Kidd — a Lindblom alumna — dropped off her son for the start of his senior year.
    — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2022
  • Bienemann’s daughter was an alumna of the kindergarten-to-eighth-grade school.
    — Mark Vancleave, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
  • His wife is an alumna, his son is a current student there and his daughter will enroll as a freshman this fall.
    — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The Jayhawk alumna has long had her eyes set on opening a restaurant in Lawrence.
    — Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Yes, but that’s because Mama Norwood is an alumna of the school.
    — Stephen A. Crockett Jr., The Root, 21 June 2017
  • For Randy Rechs, his daughter is an equestrian team alumna.
    — Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The Melrose Place alumna first tried on a wig during a photoshoot.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 24 Mar. 2022
  • Brittani Kagan, an alumna for the school, worked with the students and faculty on the video project.
    — Johnny Diaz, Sun-Sentinel.com, 4 May 2018
  • Kristin Law, the other woman working with Spinks at the gallery that day, is an alumna herself.
    — Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 18 May 2024
  • Stefanik herself is a Harvard alumna.
    — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The woman doing a lot of that work is an Avondale Youth Council alumna.
    — Mark Curnutte, Cincinnati.com, 4 Apr. 2018
  • Celebrity alumna Lena Dunham weighed in on the side of the social-justice warriors.
    — Elisha Maldonado, WSJ, 11 June 2018
  • Brewer is an alumna of Spelman College and serves as chair of the school’s Board of Trustees.
    — NBC News, 7 Sep. 2017
  • The Louisville alumna was a second-round draft pick this year and played in two home games this month when injuries ravaged the Sparks backcourt.
    — Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2022
  • Sadie, too, is an alumna of the stage, having starred as Annie in Annie in 2013.
    — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 21 July 2022
  • In her comments, Wright got some support from fellow Bachelor alumna.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The Didado's daughter, Danielle, is a Hoban and Walsh alumna.
    — Megan Becka, cleveland.com, 27 Feb. 2018
  • Another alumna, Shaun Williams, is a bartender at Jewel of the South.
    — Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 23 July 2024
  • The sisters wore matching Tri Delta hats, waved signs, and rushed up for hugs with their fellow Virginia Tech alumna.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Moreno, an alumna of the school, says this was also the first time in history two women head coaches played each other in this D-1 section title.
    — Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Thill is a Santee School District trustee and Santana High School alumna.
    — Tracie Thill, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Toussaint, the alumna who lives nearby, understands the dangers of crossing, even with the pedestrian signal.
    — Johane Saintil, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Kenneally is a Hingham resident and an alumna of the all-girls Catholic school for students in grades 7-12.
    — Julia Preszler, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Apr. 2018
  • The academy's most distinguished alumna is also its most complicated.
    — Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Abdoo was raised in Southfield and is a Michigan State University alumna.
    — Makayla Coffee, Freep.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • An alumna of Santa Clara University law school, she was appointed to the bench in 2006.
    — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Meanwhile, at Spelman, Vernice swiftly dives into a romance with her roommate, Joette, even as she gets set up with a wealthy alumna’s son, a lawyer eager to get married.
    — Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Still, Angeria is in a unique position as a Drag Race alumna who has competed in multiple seasons and won the prestigious crown on her second attempt.
    — Braedon Montgomery, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Howroyd is an alumna of North Carolina A&T State University.
    — Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The Scouts are a cause close to the heart of Princess Kate, who is the organization's Joint President and an alumna of the Brownies herself.
    — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025

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