Addington
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The defendant was arrested in New Addington later that morning, the court was told.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2024
Addington is married with three children, but continued to practice and pursue his NFL dream.
From Washington Times • Dec. 21, 2023
Inspired by the story of John Addington Symonds and Havelock Ellis, two British scholars of homosexuality in a deeply homophobic Victorian era, Crewe’s debut is by turns lusty, elegant and deeply informed by history.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2023
John Addington — a scholar and translator in his early 50s, ensconced in a Paddington brownstone — has long grappled with his attraction to other men.
From Washington Post • Dec. 29, 2022
He writes his name on the whiteboard on the wall: Ian Addington.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
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