DuPont

or Du Pont

[ doo-pont, dyoo-, doo-pont, dyoo-; for 1, 2 also French dy-pawn ]

/ duˈpɒnt, dyu-, ˈdu pɒnt, ˈdyu-; for 1, 2 also French düˈpɔ̃ /

noun

E·leu·thère I·ré·née

[e-lœ-ter ee-rey-ney], /ɛ lœˈtɛr i reɪˈneɪ/, 1771–1834, U.S. industrialist, born in France.

Pierre Sam·u·el

[pee-air -sam-yoo-uhl; French pyer sa-my-el], /piˈɛər ˈsæm yu əl; French pyɛr sa müˈɛl/, 1739–1817, French economist and statesman (father of Eleuthère Irénée).

Samuel Francis, 1803–65, Union admiral in the U.S. Civil War.

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Example sentences from the Web for DuPont

The panel unanimously affirmed a jury verdict in favor of DuPont in 2011.
Law-Breaking Judges Took Cases That Could Make Them Even Richer|Reity O’Brien, Kytja Weir, Chris Young, Center for Public Integrity|April 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 2009, Delaware Superior Court Judge Jan Jurden ordered probation, not prison, for unemployed DuPont heir Robert Richards IV.
America’s Prison System: Not Faring Well Either|James Poulos|April 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A DuPont family scion was convicted of sexually assaulting his daughter but received no jail time.
Delaware’s Affluenza Case Affects Justice, Too|Jay Michaelson|April 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Proving that Russian food is more than borscht, Mari Vanna in Dupont is cozy and offers hearty food that will fill you right up.
A Local’s Guide to D.C. During the Holidays|William O’Connor|December 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST

She has won numerous awards for her work, including Emmy, Peabody, duPont, and Foreign Press Club honors.
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The little man did most of the talking; Dupont seeming content with a listening rle, and gratified by what he heard.
Alias The Lone Wolf|Louis Joseph Vance
Thats what Mrs. Dupont called it when she bracketed his name and mine together on the bulletin-board as Irreclaimable whisperers.
The Last of the Flatboats|George Cary Eggleston
Oh, don't flatter yourself I am like that fat dolt of a Dupont, to be taken in by a pair of round eyes and innocent ways.
Red Masquerade|Louis Joseph Vance
Im all ears, though Mrs. Dupont always thought I was all tongue.
The Last of the Flatboats|George Cary Eggleston
They were buried near Dupont, where their graves are yet to be seen.
The Stephens Family|Bascom Asbury Cecil Stephens

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