Alex
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The Chargers rounded out the draft by selecting a pair of guards in the sixth round, Logan Taylor of Boston College and Alex Harkey of Oregon.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026
Alex Spiel, a teacher in Brooklyn, told Slate that his main expenses are power, gas, food, and rent.
From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton said there should be more exploration if it made environmental sense to extract from our own waters rather than to import from abroad.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
Massive infrastructure projects generally take longer than political honeymoons like the one Carney is enjoying, warns Alex Marland, professor of Canadian politics at Acadia University in Nova Scotia.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
But when Alex heard Selkie bark, she said, “So you’re not a Saint Bernard! But you are a savior!” and they laughed a bit more.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
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