Elwood
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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I took to calling it Harvey, after Elwood Dowd’s invisible rabbit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026
Elwood said Pollack truly believed Tankleff had been wrongly convicted and wanted to fight for his exoneration.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
“It’s remarkable he is not better known,” said John Elwood, a partner at Arnold & Porter who worked with Pollack at a boutique defense firm when they were both young lawyers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
The message is simply that Elwood and Turner are human beings.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2024
Dodger and Elwood ran in circles in their pen, heads and tails up, ears swiveling, eyes darting back and forth.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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