Brentwood

[ brent-wood ]

noun

a town on central Long Island, in SE New York.
a city in SW Pennsylvania.

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How to use Brentwood in a sentence

After her husband’s death, Jefferson for a time moved back in with her mother in Brentwood in Northeast Washington, where she had grown up.
Their fathers died in gunfire in the ’90s. Then they did, too. What will happen to their sons? | Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff | September 22, 2021 | Washington Post
I think he was in Brentwood, and he saw some people walking dogs.
Why Caitlyn Jenner Stopped Talking About Politics | Eugene Robinson | October 13, 2020 | Ozy
Never mind that he lives in Brentwood, which happens to be in California.
The Media Fantasize About Ben Affleck Vying for John Kerry’s Seat | Lauren Ashburn | December 22, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
In Brentwood, a hamlet in Suffolk County, Hughes said you can see “hundreds and hundreds” of young men affiliated with the gang.
Central American Gang MS-13 Cuts Swath of Murder and Mayhem Across Long Island | Matthew DeLuca | June 3, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
The still boyish-looking aristocrat, 46, has been spotted at Arianna Huffington's Brentwood salons.
The Hush-Hush Engagement of Charles Spencer | Nicole LaPorte | March 12, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST

He broached the purchase over lunch at her Brentwood mansion in Los Angeles.
Arianna Huffington: This Is My Last Act | Howard Kurtz | February 7, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
It was a similar situation at the William Morris Endeavor party held at the Brentwood home of top agent Ari Emanuel.
Party Hopping Before the Oscars | The Daily Beast | March 7, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
He was afterwards settled at Shenfield, near Brentwood, where he died in 1653, in his eighty-third year.
Notes and Queries, Number 240, June 3, 1854 | Various
Brentwood lay within a district on which the hand of the Queen fell heavier than elsewhere.
History of the English People | John Richard Green
As reported in a previous issue, the Army which had assembled at Brentwood moved forward on the 5th.
The Invasion | William Le Queux
People fled from the villa residences in Brentwood Road into the town for safety, now that the enemy were upon them.
The Invasion | William Le Queux
Bonnie Brentwood turned her head wearily and looked up at her with a puzzled, half-annoyed expression.
The Witness | Grace Livingston Hill Lutz

British Dictionary definitions for Brentwood

Brentwood

/ (ˈbrɛntˌwʊd) /

noun

a residential town in SE England, in SW Essex near London. Pop: 47 593 (2001)

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