Elgin
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Many West contemporaries—Wilt Chamberlain and Elgin Baylor, for instance—are gone, as is Bryant, whose death was clearly one of the worst times in West’s life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
Scott said Riley is deserving of being immortalized among the Lakers greats: Jerry West, Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O’Neal, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Elgin Baylor and Chick Hearn, all of whom have statues in their honor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2026
Since moving to Elgin, the family have attempted to rebuild their lives.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2026
His family have been getting more used to living in Elgin, with Alex even joking that his now four-year-old son Foma might feasibly consider himself Scottish.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2026
Like the few Lord Elgin did not want, and that stand out like ivory in their proper height against the soft sky that knows and loves them?
From The Rulers of the Mediterranean by Davis, Richard Harding
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