Grand Rapids
Americannoun
adjective
noun
Example Sentences
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Filmed at the cavernous, non-denominational Fountain Street Church in Grand Rapids, Mich., “Prodigal Daughter” finds Tomlinson in a state of true acceptance.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and raised in North Carolina, she will become the first woman to travel to the Moon.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
On the eve of the 1976 election, President Gerald Ford wanted to hold a motorcade parade in Grand Rapids, where he grew up.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
A half-century later, Grand Rapids is a city transformed, regularly ranked among the best places in the U.S. to live, work and raise a family.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
Every step I took toward Grand Rapids I could hear the sounds of mouse bones and bug skeletons being busted up by the teeth of bigger things.
From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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