Aroostook
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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For now, the Aroostook County Sheriff’s Office is providing coverage while Washburn is without police.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2024
Aroostook was also an outlier for using short prison terms, known as “shock” sentences, to punish young offenders, handing them down at some of the highest rates statewide before the practice began to wane.
From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2024
Farther north in Maine, Frenchville Airport in Aroostook County recorded a wind chill to minus-61 degrees, while Cadillac Mountain in Hancock County had a minus-62 degree wind chill.
From Washington Post • Feb. 4, 2023
The announcers – who apparently didn't realize their microphones were on -- made their comments during a game between Easton High School and Central Aroostook High School, located near the Canadian border.
From Fox News • Jan. 17, 2022
There are three great potato-raising sections—Idaho, Suffolk County on Long Island, and Aroostook, Maine.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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