Ballantyne

/ ˈbælənˌtaɪn /

noun

1. R ( obert ) M ( ichael ). 1825–94, British author, noted for such adventure stories as The Coral Island (1857)

Example Sentences

Michelle Ballantyne sat as a Reform member at the Scottish Parliament from January to May 2021, having left the Conservatives the previous year and sitting for a short spell as an independent.

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When Alex Ballantyne was 18, he found himself kicked out of his latest foster family’s home and unsure where to go next.

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But in the summer of 2022, when Ballantyne was 22, everything changed when he reconnected with his biological aunt and uncle, who opened up their Altadena home to him.

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He grew up primarily with his grandmother, but Ballantyne said her longtime partner was abusive, so he ended up in foster care at age 12.

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But with his aunt and uncle in Altadena, Ballantyne — for the first time in his life — said he truly felt at home.

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