Alvin
Americannoun
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a town in southern Texas.
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a first name: from Old English words meaning “elf ” and “friend.”
Example Sentences
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District Judge Alvin Hellerstein, who is presiding over the case, grilled Wirshba about the purpose of the sanctions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Presiding over the case is Alvin Hellerstein, a 92-year-old judge credited with overseeing several high-profile trials during his decades on the bench.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
Founder Alvin Ailey’s technical approach to dance combined modern dance, ballet and jazz — among other dance forms — in an attempt to blur the traditional boundaries of the dance world.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
Dr. Alvin Helden discovered the new species while conducting fieldwork in the tropical rainforest of Uganda.
From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026
The arrangement, she explained at the behest of Alvin Hooks when the court had been called into session again, included a five-hundred-dollar down payment and an eight-year “lease-to-own” contract.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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