Peary
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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And so she chattered easily and knowledgeably about things of interest to students—this new theory of relativity by a man called Einstein, and whether Admiral Peary would really reach the North Pole.
From Literature
Protruding from the moon’s south pole is an upside down bust of Peary.
From Los Angeles Times
American explorers discovered the North Pole later than you might think: It wasn’t until 1909 that Admiral Robert Peary became the first person to plant a flag in the Arctic frost.
From New York Times
On Saturday afternoon, nearly 100 adults — all former students of Peary High — climbed aboard a yellow Montgomery County school bus and set off for Gibbs’s house.
From Washington Post
The DNA, found locked in sediments in a region called Peary Land at the farthest northern reaches of Greenland, shows what life was like in a much warmer period in Earth’s history.
From Scientific American
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