Grosvenor

[ grohv-ner ]

/ ˈgroʊv nər /

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noun

Gilbert Hovey, 1875–1966, U.S. geographer, writer, and editor.

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How to use Grosvenor in a sentence

In the midmorning, Metro riders also faced delays as trains shared a track on the Red Line between the Grosvenor and Twinbrook stops because of high water in the area.
Teen dies trying to save mother from flood; tornado reported as Ida remnants arrive in D.C. region|Jasmine Hilton, Justin Wm. Moyer, Michael Ruane|September 2, 2021|Washington Post
Grosvenor Place, which runs alongside the palace, has almost four times the maximum permissible amount of nitrogen dioxide.
Pollution At The Palace|Tom Sykes|February 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This recent piece by the veteran sculptor Robert Grosvenor is now in his solo show now at Paula Cooper Gallery in New York.
Resonant Objects, Done Right|Blake Gopnik|February 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
For years his lordship was seldom seen in London, the great house in Grosvenor Square was never opened.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills

Grosvenor square centre house valued at 10,000, was raffled for and won by Mrs. Hunt, a grocer's wife in Piccadilly.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
The original picture has been in the possession of the Grosvenor family since 1822; a second copy is in the gallery at Dulwich.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4)|Richard Muther
I had 'digged' for a long time with a fellow called Charlie Grosvenor.
Scottish Ghost Stories|Elliott O'Donnell
You know that there is a man who lives in Grosvenor-square, and is very rich—very.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. VII, December 1850, Vol. II|Various