Jeffers
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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He has learned, in the words of the poet Robinson Jeffers, that “we must uncenter our minds from ourselves” if we are to prosper as a species among other species.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Joey Jeffers, who co-owns the Thousand Islands Bait Store in Alexandria Bay, N.Y., told me he recently landed walleye on urchins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Jeffers, from special operations in US Central Command, in late 2024 was put in charge of monitoring a ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, which has continued periodic strikes aimed at Hezbollah militants.
From Barron's ● Jan. 17, 2026
Police Chief Jeffers says "no police force in the world is perfect".
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2025
Matt Creighton’s grandfather had lived through the Revolution; Matt himself had survived the Mexican War; and Uncle Billy Jeffers, down the road, was still alive to tell tales of the War of 1812.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
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