Gravesend
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Three ships—the Bona Speranza, the Edward Bonaventure, and the Bona Confidentia—set out from Gravesend, England seeking “discoverie of new trades northe warde” in Russia.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
She had been referred to his private physiotherapy clinic in Gravesend by her insurance company, after sustaining a hip injury in a car crash.
From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025
Police were called at 13:45 BST on Friday after concerns were raised for two children who had entered the river at Royal Pier Road in Gravesend.
From BBC • May 31, 2025
Last year the Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara in Gravesend, Kent, issued a warning about fraudsters impersonating them in social media posts which made false promises of visas and jobs.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2024
She had always been there, for as long as he’d been taking the N between Union Square and his home in Gravesend, Brooklyn.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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