El Monte

American  

[el mon-tee] / ɛl ˈmɒn ti /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

“I look at the folks who posted pictures and we are all children of the movement,” said Tabatabei, who’s also an El Monte High ethnic studies teacher.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 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

Mariachi Reyna de Los Ángeles, founded in South El Monte, rewrote the rules of music, becoming the first all-woman mariachi ensemble that has entertained for more than three decades.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

She was last seen by two co-workers who dropped her off at a bus stop in El Monte.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

But it was beyond doubt that they had all come from El Monte, and that the addresses had all been printed by the same hand.

From In Orchard Glen by MacGregor, Mary Esther Miller