Chesapeake
Americannoun
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(italics) a U.S. frigate boarded in 1807 by the British, who removed part of its crew and impressed some members into British service: captured by the British in naval battle near Boston in 1813.
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a city in SE Virginia.
Example Sentences
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Chesapeake Risk Advisors’ Clifford Rossi estimates that severe-delinquency rates could increase by 18%.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026
The company, created by the 2024 merger of Chesapeake Energy and Southwestern Energy, is now the nation’s largest natural-gas producer.
From Barron's • Oct. 23, 2025
“It’s not just the community that wants answers,” said Jimmy Williams, a YouTube videographer from Chesapeake, Va. “It’s the whole country that wants answers for this beautiful little baby.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2025
But Suddeth, the Chesapeake rescuer, has brought 13 to place with interested adopters.
From Slate • Aug. 19, 2025
“How is it," he wonders aloud as he gazes blankly across Chesapeake Bay, "that a kid with so much compassion could cause his parents so much pain?”
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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