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El Monte

American  
[el mon-tee] / ɛl ˈmɒn ti /

noun

  1. a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.


Example Sentences

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Fire officials have not released any additional information on the South El Monte fire.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2026

Firefighters are battling a fire near a South El Monte shooting range that sparked Saturday afternoon.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2026

South El Monte 3, Brentwood 2: South El Monte went on the road and pulled off the upset of Division 6 champion Brentwood.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

The family soon moved to the Southern California city of El Monte, where Joe McDonald was raised.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026

Every one in Orchard Glen had received an insulting valentine from El Monte last Winter, and everybody, of course, blamed her and was as mad as mad could be.

From In Orchard Glen by MacGregor, Mary Esther Miller

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