Athol
Americannoun
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a city in central Massachusetts.
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a first name.
Example Sentences
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Athol Fugard, South Africa’s foremost dramatist who explored the pervasiveness of apartheid in such searing works as ‘The Blood Knot’ and “‘Master Harold” … and the Boys.’
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2025
If Athol Fugard’s “Blood Knot” is a forerunner of Parks’ creation, then Tarell Alvin McCraney’s “The Brothers Size” is a direct descendant.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2025
The singer mourned the death of his wife Annie in 2016 and also lost his son Athol in an accident in 2014.
From BBC • Jul. 23, 2023
Investigators said they were tipped off to Gillespie’s identity by a former neighbor and others including employees of the town of Athol, where Gillespie attends meetings and pays his tax bills at the town hall.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 23, 2022
All the Lords who hated or feared Murray did the same; among whom were, the Earls of Athol and Caithness, and the Lords Ruthven and Hume.
From Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume I (of 2) by Bell, Henry Glassford
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