Ernest
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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He doesn’t mention Ernest Hemingway, the most famous American writer of his time, but in its early years Castro’s Cuba had him too.
From Salon • May 24, 2026
"What surprised us most was how clearly the high-mass black holes stand out as a separate population," recalls co-author Dr. Isobel Romero-Shaw, Ernest Rutherford Fellow at Cardiff University.
From Science Daily • May 8, 2026
Ernest, their second son, was born in May 2023.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
He ran afoul of some in the orchestra and of its imperious head, Ernest Fleischmann.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
I drew a symbol for myself with the mountain in the background, and in the foreground were the remains of Ernest B. Lawson Elementary School.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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