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
“We were like family,” recalled juror Ernest Desravines, 63, the sheriff’s officer.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
The first Palme winner, “Marty,” a romantic drama starring Ernest Borgnine as a lonely, middle-aged butcher longing for love, won the Oscar for best picture.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 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
Hale told Ernest to get “the box,” and Ernest brought out a wooden container.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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