schrank
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of schrank
From Pennsylvania Dutch; compare German Schrank “cupboard”
Example Sentences
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On Friday, the day after the raid, the ICE agent in charge of the operation, Steven Schrank said all 475 detainees were "illegally present in the United States".
From BBC • Sep. 7, 2025
On that date, Theodore Roosevelt, another former president campaigning for a return to the White House, was shot by a mentally ill bar owner from New York City named John Schrank.
From Salon • Oct. 9, 2024
In which city did Theodore Roosevelt survive being shot by a deranged saloonkeeper named John Flammang Schrank in 1912?
From Slate • Dec. 27, 2023
“We’re being fed little treats here, when the big real questions are being unanswered,” Ms. Schrank said.
From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2023
Here Schrank was left in charge of Capt.
From The Attempted Assassination of ex-President Theodore Roosevelt by Remey, Oliver
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