Arlington

[ ahr-ling-tuhn ]

/ ˈɑr lɪŋ tən /

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noun

a county in NE Virginia, opposite Washington, D.C.: national cemetery.

a city in N Texas.

a city in E Massachusetts.

a town in SE New York.

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Words nearby Arlington

Arlberg, Arleen, Arlen, Arlene, Arles, Arlington, Arlington Heights, Arlington National Cemetery, Arliss, Arlon, arm

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How to use Arlington in a sentence

In Arlington, about 230 students with disabilities who require hands-on intervention have been learning in person since early November.
Arlington, Alexandria move forward with school reopening plans|Hannah Natanson|February 19, 2021|Washington Post
Arlington has been a center of the McMansion boom — new homeowners tearing down small postwar structures to build bigger ones that approach their property lines.
Neighbors mount effort to defend Arlington’s trees from development|Justin Wm. Moyer|February 19, 2021|Washington Post
Those extra funds will allow the county to help Arlington residents who are either out of work or facing eviction because of the pandemic, he said.
Arlington proposes freezing tax rate, cutting spending to steer out of pandemic|Antonio Olivo|February 18, 2021|Washington Post
The committee assumed that Arlington would form a civilian board to oversee police, a step taken by many jurisdictions to increase accountability and trust in their communities.
Arlington debates implementing a police review board with teeth|Rachel Weiner|February 18, 2021|Washington Post

Amazon doesn’t intend to put signs on its office buildings in Arlington, thus completing a fascinating dance of “now you see me, now you don’t.”
The Helix is a distraction. Amazon’s new headquarters will change more than just its Arlington neighborhood.|Philip Kennicott|February 18, 2021|Washington Post
I first saw Marvin when I was ten years old, living with my parents in Arlington, Virginia.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
According to the Arlington Police Department, cop-watching has been going on in that city for about a year.
Texas Gun Slingers Police the Police—With a Black Panthers Tactic|Brandy Zadrozny|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Fifty years ago on May 29, 1964, Jackie Kennedy, accompanied by her two children, returned to Arlington National Cemetery.
Jackie Kennedy’s Return to Arlington|Nicolaus Mills|May 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The memorial, the only one of its kind in the country, sits at the entrance of Arlington National Cemetery.
The Names You Don’t Hear: Nearly 200 Women Have Died in Iraq and Afghanistan|Kate Hoit|May 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A $20,000 check was ceremoniously presented to the Southeast Arlington Little League (SEALL).
There is No Stealing in Baseball!|Michael Daly|April 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They were called the Arlington sheep, but they have long since become incorporated with the other flocks of the country.
Domestic Animals|Richard L. Allen
"We will take your word-painting instead," said Mr. Arlington.
Evenings at Donaldson Manor|Maria J. McIntosh
The energetic bricklayer told of the recent convert, and the Arlington Hall meeting.
Mountain|Clement Wood
All this while, my dears, I was aching to be off to Arlington Street, but a foolish pride held me back.
Richard Carvel, Complete|Winston Churchill
He was silent after that, glancing at me covertly from while to while until we swung into Arlington Street.
Richard Carvel, Complete|Winston Churchill

British Dictionary definitions for Arlington

Arlington

/ (ˈɑːlɪŋtən) /

noun

a county of N Virginia: site of Arlington National Cemetery

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