Cincinnati
Americannoun
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a city in SW Ohio, on the Ohio River.
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Bowling Slang. a split in which the eight and ten pins remain standing.
noun
Example Sentences
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Draper remains hopeful of playing in Montreal and Cincinnati before the US Open - where he reached the semi-finals in 2024 - starts on 30 August.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
He was surprised, he said, to find himself sharing his story, opening up for the first time at a “Life Success” seminar in Cincinnati, Ali’s hometown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Manson was born Charles Maddox in Cincinnati to a single mother in 1934.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
Leading the Cincinnati Symphony, conductor Kevin Miller relished the sweeping, Disneyesque optimism of the score.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
In Cincinnati, say, there is somebody whose eyes are bluer than mine?
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
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