Asbury

American  

[az-buh-ree] / ˈæz bə ri /

noun

1. Francis, 1745–1816, English missionary: first bishop of the Methodist Church in America.

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Example Sentences

Early in her career, Harriet worked at the Asbury Park Press and Court TV.

From The Wall Street Journal

The closing song from 2002’s “The Rising,” the album Springsteen wrote in response to 9/11, “My City of Ruins” was actually written a couple of years earlier, inspired by the then-decades-long economic downslide of Asbury Park, NJ, Springsteen’s adopted hometown.

From Salon

Three Mile Island was located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, just a few hours’ drive from Asbury Park, making it also just a few hours’ drive from multiple major population centers.

From Salon

Sheffield was a guest at the recent “Everything Fab Four” Fest in early November in Asbury Park, NJ, where he shared an onstage conversation with Womack and our previous podcast guest, Jamie Bernstein.

From Salon

The nonprofit is also feeling the pinch: Its group-living home in Asbury Park, which houses 30 people, saw electricity costs total $8,075 between June and September, up 35% from the same period last year.

From The Wall Street Journal