Alcatraz
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Scientists hope to expand the network to the entire bay, including the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Minutes later, she spotted the telltale puff of water ahead, not far from Alcatraz.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Stunning biologists, a lone coyote swims to Alcatraz.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
In the previous year, his “Trace” exhibition at San Francisco’s Alcatraz featured portraits of people he considers activists, prisoners of conscience, or advocates of free speech, created with nearly a million toy bricks.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026
Far down the road, apartment buildings framed a view of the bay with Alcatraz island smack dab in the middle.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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