Algernon
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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His visit also includes a meeting with Hong Kong Commerce Minister Algernon Yau, a lunch with some members of the British Chamber of Commerce and a visit to local tech hub Cyberport, it added.
From Washington Times • May 9, 2023
Algernon Sidney Buford, who served in the Virginia militia during the Civil War.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2023
Having shivered over the eerie adventures of Algernon Blackwood’s psychic investigator, John Silence, I was led to other mysteries featuring occult detectives, starting with William Hope Hodgson’s Carnacki the Ghost-Finder and Dion Fortune’s Dr. Taverner.
From Washington Post • Nov. 18, 2022
Mr and Mrs Grant were said to be concerned about their 19-year-old daughter's wedding to Algernon Sartoris, a diplomat.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2022
I went back to the lab to work with Algernon.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
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