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Del Rio

American  
[del ree-oh] / dɛl ˈri oʊ /

noun

  1. a city in S Texas, on the Rio Grande.


Example Sentences

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The suspect, identified as Osvaldo Del Rio, was taken into custody around 2 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Beckmann, a 30-year-old native of Del Rio, Texas, with Mexican roots, knows how to write a song.

From Salon • Dec. 26, 2025

Quintero, dressed in a blue jail jumpsuit and bright white sneakers, listened as the retired detective, Robert Del Rio, explained the paralyzed intruder’s plea deal.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025

According to Del Rio, the cooperator said he’d met Quintero through a “prison contact.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025

Mr. Del Rio, the principal, stood outside the automatic sliding doors greeting his students with handshakes.

From "Ungifted" by Gordon Korman