Benton

[ ben-tn ]

noun

1. Thomas Hart Old Bullion, 1782–1858, U.S. political leader.
2. his grandnephew Thomas Hart, 1889–1975, U.S. painter and lithographer.
3. a city in central Arkansas.

Benton

/ ˈbɛntən /

noun

1. BentonThomas Hart18891975MUSARTS AND CRAFTS: painter Thomas Hart . 1889–1975, US painter of rural life; a leader of the American Regionalist painters in the 1930s

Example Sentences

Benton said there is growing pressure among shareholders to understand the inner workings of companies, particularly regarding diversity and inclusion.

From Washington Post

More than half of the district's vote comes from Lane and Benton counties, where the liberal cities of Corvallis and Eugene have grown around Oregon State and University of Oregon campuses.

From Washington Post

Looking to turn back the tide or at least hold it back for one more election, Clinton will stump in Benton County next week.

From The Daily Beast

By 2012, with its population doubled, Benton County voted 69 percent for Mitt Romney.

From The Daily Beast

So far, there is no evidence that Benton dealt directly with the disgraced legislator.

From The Daily Beast

The campaign blew it off by releasing a picture of Benton holding his nose while standing next to a smiling McConnell.

From The Daily Beast

“She was elucidating concerns that we all had but she gave them words,” writer/director Robert Benton later recalled.

From The Daily Beast

They didn't linger long at Benton, but got under way and marched overland to the Cypress Hills.

From Project Gutenberg

I had no idea of going back to Benton right away, and sitting around Fort Walsh waiting for something to turn up was not my taste.

From Project Gutenberg

However, the incident resulted in the squire leaving on the boat one day for the city of Benton to make a purchase.

From Project Gutenberg

Far up above the city of Benton, it had brought the great log rafts down through miles of forest and farm land.

From Project Gutenberg

Mr. Benton replied that “he could not conceive how hay stacks and corn shocks could walk over this bowling green road.”

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