Grand Island
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Earlier this year Banjo & Ro's Grand Island Hotel aired on BBC Scotland, focused around the interior designer attempting to restore dilapidated mansion Ulva House.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
Sinai Savon Salazar, a 32-year-old Cuban immigrant, and her husband found jobs at the JBS meatpacking plant about 90 miles east in Grand Island, Neb., and expect to move soon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
Last week he “debated” an empty chair at a Grand Island brewery while Fischer complained about how debates don’t leave the speakers enough time for any nuance.
From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2024
Rather, an influx of German immigrants settled this area in the 1800s and likely named the place after Worms, Germany, according to Nebraska’s The Grand Island Independent.
From National Geographic ● Nov. 20, 2023
It was almost one o’clock, and although Frankie had already been picked up and taken to a friend’s house, I still had to get to Grand Island before the matinee started.
From "The Red Umbrella" by Christina Gonzalez
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