Adolf
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Israeli politicians supporting the law say it will allow for a trial of historic significance, comparing it to that of the Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
Maya Angelou’s autobiography “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” was included in the purge; Adolf Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” was not.
From Salon • May 3, 2026
Unity traveled to Germany and became a friend of its leader, Adolf Hitler.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
On the wall in my den are my father’s medals: a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star from when the United States sent my father, Marcelo Villanueva, and others like him, to fight Adolf Hitler.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026
That night, CIA agent David Rolph—the agent who had run Adolf Tolkachev in Moscow—sent a classified cable to CIA headquarters describing the fall of the Berlin Wall.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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