Danville
Americannoun
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a city in S Virginia.
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a city in E Illinois.
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a town in W California.
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a town in central Kentucky.
Example Sentences
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“There’s definitely some healing going on,” the 65-year-old Danville, Ind., resident says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Britton, 34, was arrested Friday morning at a Fairfield residence by a multi-county task force that included the Vacaville, Lafayette and Danville police departments, Dublin Police Services and the sheriff’s office.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2025
His parents divorced, and he was palmed off on various relatives until settling with his maternal grandmother in Danville, Illinois.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2025
It was 1:19 p.m. on Sept. 6, 2019, in the Danville Correctional Center, a medium-security prison a few hours south of Chicago.
From New York Times ● May 5, 2024
None of the pleasantness was directed at him because of his father, as it was back home, or his grandfather’s memory, as it was in Danville.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
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