Cincinnati
Americannoun
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a city in SW Ohio, on the Ohio River.
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Bowling Slang. a split in which the eight and ten pins remain standing.
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Example Sentences
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The first came five years earlier when the Rams beat Cincinnati on their home field.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
Vance has been on to defend the merits of Cincinnati chili.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Djokovic suffered a similarly queasy wipeout a few weeks ago at a tournament in Cincinnati, but this was his first loss in 20 opening rounds at the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
This was most recently apparent in her Cincinnati Open fourth-round defeat by 20-year-old Czech opponent Sara Bejlek.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
I planned to beg and plead with Uncle Clancey to let me live with them and finish high school in Cincinnati.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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