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Glen Ellyn

American  
[el-uhn] / ˈɛl ən /

noun

  1. a city in NE Illinois.


Example Sentences

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Brandon Wilson, 23, a business and animation student at College of DePage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois who described himself as a conservative, said he understood that steps taken after Sept. 11 may have initially seemed to constrain Americans’ rights, but that he ultimately felt the actions had been for the greater good.

From Seattle Times

The adults, who now all live in Glen Ellyn, a western suburb of Chicago, are scheduled to fly to Seattle on Thursday for the hand-chosen final adventure.

From Seattle Times

The researchers examined an unusually large and pristine fulgurite sample formed when lightning struck the backyard of a home in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, outside Chicago.

From Reuters

At the very beginning of April, Steve Swanson drove from his home in Glen Ellyn, Ill., to his office in Chicago.

From New York Times

The next year, he was a young director at The Leonard Memorial Funeral Home in Glen Ellyn, Ill., when a Chicago-bound airplane crashed in Roselawn, Ind., about 90 miles south of his town, killing 68 people on board.

From New York Times