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
Seismic swarms have occurred in 2002, 2003 and 2015 in the San Ramon area; and in 2018 around nearby Danville — with similar characteristics and magnitudes, Baltay said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 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
His goal is the Richmond and Danville Railroad Line at Amelia Court House, where he has arranged to store food and supplies.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
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