Alton

American  

[awl-tn] / ˈɔl tn /

noun

1. a city in southwestern Illinois.

2. a first name.

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Example Sentences

The first lawsuit was brought in May 2024 against Simmons Hanly Conroy, an Alton, Ill., firm JM Eagle says filed more than 430 cases against it since 2001.

From Los Angeles Times

Derbyshire County Council has chosen a senior leader from Alton Towers to be its new chief executive.

From BBC

The character Paul Stafford, played by Jim Parsons, represented a number of the engineers I worked with, including Carl Huss, John Mayer, and Alton Mayo, as well as Ted Skopinski and Al Hamer, both of whom I was published with.

From Literature

The operator of the Alton clinic said that doctor hadn’t worked there since 2018.

From The Wall Street Journal

Centene’s list of in-network doctors included one child psychiatrist it said worked weekdays at a clinic in Alton, Ill., about 35 miles from McClure’s home.

From The Wall Street Journal