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Abernathy

[ ab-er-nath-ee ]

/ ˈæb ərˌnæθ i /

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noun

Ralph (David), 1926–90, U.S. clergyman and civil rights leader.

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Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen terrier, aberdevine, Aberdonian, Aberfan, Abernathy, abernethy, aberrant, aberrant ductule, aberrant goiter, aberrant regeneration

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How to use Abernathy in a sentence

The Rev. Ralph David Abernathy revealed before his death that King had made a pass at him years before.
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Documented on tape: a sexual relationship between King and his fellow Christian minister, Ralph David Abernathy.
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The first producing wells were drilled between 1900 and 1902 (Jewett and Abernathy, 1945:24).
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Yes, certainly, this was the next day that Hosty was out with Abernathy.
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I saw Crayton Abernathy, a overseer, whip a woman in the cotton patch on Doc.
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You follow this trail right down this ridge and you will come to Ira Abernathy's.
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A big crowd of rooters had come over from Hartford to whoop things up for Abernathy's men.
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