Niles
Americannoun
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a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
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a city in NE Ohio.
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a city in SW Michigan.
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a male given name, form of Neil.
Example Sentences
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Hezekiah Niles, the most important journalist of the early 19th century, saw the problem and offered a new solution to the establishing of “a national character” for Americans.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
Niles caught the scent of her bloodlust, she says at a public reading, “and like some dark angel, made manifest a wish too horrible to name.”
From Salon • Nov. 19, 2025
"It is an important program for many Americans," Niles said, adding that recipients receive an average of around $6 per person day.
From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025
One habitat held Niles and Daphne Crane, a pair of arthritic sandhill cranes named after characters from the sitcom “Frasier.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2024
The more reluctant he is to answer a question, the more determined Niles will be to hear the answer.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
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