Port Harcourt
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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He had always been a fanatic, performing his first Elvis impersonation at a talent show in Port Harcourt, Nigeria — a way for expats working on oil refineries to let loose.
From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2024
Born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, Burna Boy spent significant time on the road as a child.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2023
The handful of polo clubs in Nigeria include those in cities like Kano, Katsina and Jos in the north, and Port Harcourt in the south.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2023
On his first visit this month to Anchor Hospital in Port Harcourt, the capital of oil-producing Rivers state, Ngutor was treated for a suspected stomach ulcer and received drugs.
From Reuters ● Nov. 10, 2022
There had never been an air raid in Port Harcourt and it made no sense that there would be one now, when Port Harcourt was about to fall and the vandals were shelling close by.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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