Brownsville

[ brounz-vil ]

/ ˈbraʊnz vɪl /

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noun

a seaport in southern Texas, near the mouth of the Rio Grande

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How to use Brownsville in a sentence

In October 2017, police showed up at Rolinda Walls’ Brownsville apartment looking to speak with her daughter about an investigation.
New York City Paid an NBA Star Millions After an NYPD Officer Broke His Leg. The Officer Paid Little Price.|by Mike Hayes for ProPublica|January 12, 2021|ProPublica
However, in two cities that provided this level of detail — Brownsville and Harlingen, both in Cameron County — emergency orders were listed as the reason for roughly 1 in 10 of the arrests.
Restrictions on the South Texas Border Were Meant to Protect People From COVID-19. Then the Handcuffs Came Out.|by Vianna Davila and Ren Larson|December 19, 2020|ProPublica
Brownsville’s mayor, Bill Rawls, said he hopes many will change their minds by the time the shots arrive in the county, which could be around Christmastime.
Covid-19 is devastating communities of color. Can vaccines counter racial inequity?|Isaac Stanley-Becker, Lena H. Sun|December 18, 2020|Washington Post
Hill says the bar, which he declined to name, shut down temporarily as cases in Brownsville ballooned.
As Texas and Florida Bars Close Down, Bartenders Fear the Worst|Andrew R. Chow|June 26, 2020|Time

The offshore platforms would serve primarily to launch the company’s massive Starship rockets, which are being built and tested in Brownsville, a small city in southern Texas near the border with Mexico.
SpaceX Wants to Build Floating Spaceports for Daily Starship Launches|Vanessa Bates Ramirez|June 19, 2020|Singularity Hub
NYPD officers conducted 3,020 stops in Brownsville, a crime-ridden neighborhood in Brooklyn, in the first three months of 2013.
Bloomberg’s Big Win? New York’s Largest Gun Raid Ever|Eliza Shapiro|August 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And after all of the searching, something deep within keeps returning me to Brownsville, Brooklyn, where it all began.
How I Went From Prep School to Prison|John Forté|February 17, 2009|DAILY BEAST
We reached Brownsville without incident or accident, made a little money, and loaded back again for Cumberland.
The Old Pike|Thomas B. Searight
Brownsville was at the head of navigation on the Monongahela River in the palmy days of the old "pike."
Watch Yourself Go By|Al. G. Field
He located first at Brownsville, and remained there a year and upwards before going to Uniontown.
The Old Pike|Thomas B. Searight
It required almost a month to drive a lot of hogs from the vicinity of Brownsville to the city of Baltimore.
The Old Pike|Thomas B. Searight
Brownsville has ever been noted for the hospitality of its people and the plenteous supplies found on the tables of all.
Watch Yourself Go By|Al. G. Field