Example Sentences

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The case began in 2009, when a trucker named Alphonse Maddin had just gotten a new job driving for the trucking company TransAm.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

Some of the most shocking evidence heard in the inquiry was from Rudakubana's parents Alphonse Rudakubana and Laetitia Muzayire.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Mr Moss said the killer's father, Alphonse, asked for support from social workers and mental health services when his behaviour became increasingly unmanageable.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2025

“The more things change, the more they stay the same,” French writer Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Kerr said in 1849.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2025

After the service, I put myself in the path of Father Alphonse as he hastens from the chapel.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein