De Lancey
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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For centuries, the falls powered mills; in the seventeen-hundreds they were owned by the De Lancey family.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 19, 2019
San Francisco Attorney De Lancey C. Smith says he has been instructed by Kefauver to get together a statewide organization for next year's fight.
From Time Magazine Archive
But he saw no service in the War of 1812, for by then he had met and married Susan De Lancey, who "did not care to become the wife of a naval officer."
From Time Magazine Archive
But in 1828 a Yale graduate, the Rev. William H. De Lancey, became Penn's provost, started its renaissance.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mrs. De Lancey Smythe did not deem it wise to continue the conversation.
From The Automobile Girls at Palm Beach Proving Their Mettle Under Southern Skies by Crane, Laura Dent
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