Ashford

[ ash-ferd ]

/ ˈæʃ fərd /

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noun

Evelyn, born 1957, U.S. track athlete.

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Words nearby Ashford

ashes, ashet, Asheville, ash fall, ash flow, Ashford, Ashgabat, ash gray, Ashikaga, Ashk., Ashkenaz

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How to use Ashford in a sentence

Some elements really work, like the Hitchcock-inspired Ashford twins, among the more memorable series villains.
Every Resident Evil game, ranked|Gene Park|May 7, 2021|Washington Post
How far ahead do you and Michelle Ashford, the creator and showrunner, look?
Michael Sheen’s Masterful Study of Sex and Insecurity|Caryn James|September 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Nationally, Ashford University has received $110 million to educate Iraq and Afghanistan veterans in the last five years.
‘Degree Mills’ Are Exploiting Veterans and Making Millions Off the GI Bill|Aaron Glantz|June 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Berry Gordy was my idol, and Ashford and Simpson were my favorite songwriters.
The Saga of Whitney Houston’s Last Movie, ‘Sparkle’|Howard Rosenman|February 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Joel had his heart set on directing the movie, and I had mine set on Ashford and Simpson writing the music.
The Saga of Whitney Houston’s Last Movie, ‘Sparkle’|Howard Rosenman|February 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Suppose there had been some mistake in the time of the accident at Ashford?
The Daffodil Mystery|Edgar Wallace
Mrs. Ashford sent in to ask whether Lady Morville would like to see her.
The Heir of Redclyffe|Charlotte M. Yonge
I believe Mrs. Ashford is a connection of Lady Thorndale's?'
The Heir of Redclyffe|Charlotte M. Yonge
On Sevington spire, near Ashford, is a daintily designed vane, dated 1866.
The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 28, April 1893|Various
This acquittal did not satisfy popular feeling, and the brother of Mary Ashford appealed.
English Costume|Dion Clayton Calthrop

British Dictionary definitions for Ashford

Ashford

/ (ˈæʃfəd) /

noun

a market town in SE England, in central Kent. Pop: 58 936 (2001)

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