Braintree

[ breyn-tree ]

/ ˈbreɪnˌtri /

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noun

a town in E Massachusetts, near Boston.

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How to use Braintree in a sentence

The wire drifted across nearby power lines, causing two outages, before one strand came to rest across train tracks in nearby Braintree.
Kites, balloons, and blueberries|Saima May Sidik, SM ’21|August 24, 2022|MIT Technology Review
Another report from the local Braintree police officer who responded to the scene went missing in 1988.
Did She Murder Before?|Wendy Murphy|February 16, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Their immediate worlds, his in Congress, hers in Braintree, had different orbits.
The Original Power Couple|Edith B. Gelles|April 19, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Mr. John Adams, a young lawyer of Braintree and Boston, was greatly interested in the question of the courts of justice.
The Eve of the Revolution|Carl Becker

At this moment a citizen of East Braintree, Mass., stepped forward, and advocated a compromise.
The Crow's Nest|Clarence Day, Jr.
George and Nat had ridden together upon the same mission as the other two, but had gone in the direction of Milton and Braintree.
The Young Continentals at Bunker Hill|John T. McIntyre
Where we shall come in is to help to fill the gap between Braintree and Danbury.
The Invasion|William Le Queux
She had reached the North Precinct of Braintree by daylight.
The Pot of Gold|Mary E. Wilkins