Cairns
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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When I graduated, my father gave me $400 for a one-way plane ticket to Cairns, about 3,000 miles northeast of us.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
The last fatal attack offshore between Townsville and Cairns was in 1990, he said.
From Barron's ● May 24, 2026
Cairns told BBC News NI that he "heard some bangs before anything official came through".
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026
Dr Peter Cairns, who works at the GP practice next to Edinburgh's walk-in clinic, laid out the reality of meeting that demand.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026
My ticket would get me to Cairns, Australia, a day and a half after I departed.
From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin
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