Gustavus
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Roy Owen Haynes was born March 13, 1925 in Roxbury, Mass. His parents, Gustavus and Edna Haynes, had moved to the area from Barbados.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2024
Episodes like these occur too regularly, said Jon Grinnell, associate professor of biology and a bison expert at Gustavus Adolphus College in Minnesota.
From New York Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
Williams said he’s not sure if the arrangements will help Gustavus much, citing concerns that there will be a limited ability to transport needed freight, such as building supplies and groceries.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2022
Christine Gabrielle sat at her desk at the Glacier Bay National Park headquarters in Gustavus, Alaska, and turned up the volume on her computer.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2021
They were too busy figuring out how to counter Gustavus Swift and his fellow meatpacking company owners, who were relentlessly creating divisions in order to prevent the workers from showing a united front.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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