Enschede
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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She was unable to work after things went south with her husband, she said, so she took to traveling, leaving her hometown of Enschede, in the Netherlands, which she confusingly spelled “Enskod.”
From Slate • Aug. 4, 2025
In May 2000 the city of Enschede, where Twente play, was the scene of a catastrophic disaster after an explosion at a fireworks warehouse.
From BBC • Sep. 25, 2024
The other Dutch people in the group agreed that they preferred to read in English, said Ms. Hodge, who lives in the eastern city of Enschede.
From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2024
"We had it with the old politicians," voter Herman Borcher said in the eastern town of Enschede, welcoming the election outcome.
From Reuters • Nov. 23, 2023
Mac—the old gossip—knew about everything going on in that part of the world; and if Enschede was anything up to the picture the girl had drawn, McClintock would have heard of him, naturally.
From The Ragged Edge by MacGrath, Harold
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