Hoboken

[ hoh-boh-kuhn ]

/ ˈhoʊ boʊ kən /

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noun

a seaport in NE New Jersey, opposite New York City.

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Words nearby Hoboken

hobgoblin, hobnail, hobnailed, hobnob, hobo, Hoboken, Hobrecht, Hobson, Hobson-Jobson, Hobson's choice, Hoccleve

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How to use Hoboken in a sentence

He was 28 and had been married a month when he shipped out of Hoboken aboard the Leviathan on July 8, 1918.
After World War I, U.S. families were asked if they wanted their dead brought home. Forty thousand said yes.|Michael Ruane|May 30, 2021|Washington Post
Contacted by a reporter, officials in several towns, including Hoboken, said they don’t currently follow the troubling provisions.
How the Police Bank Millions Through Their Union Contracts|by Andrew Ford, Asbury Park Press, and Agnes Chang, Jeff Kao and Agnel Philip, ProPublica|February 8, 2021|ProPublica
The Hoboken swagger had been replaced by a Wall Street stride.
Frank Sinatra and the Birth of the Jet Set|William Stadiem|August 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A selection of images will be on display at Mason Civic League in Hoboken, NJ begining June 5.
O.J., Martha, Jagger, and Manson: Capturing Celebrities in the Dock|Justin Jones|May 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

And some in attendance—from what I remember from my Hoboken and Jersey shore days—definitely used to, at least socially.
The War on Smoking Didn’t Save My Mother’s Life, but It Could Save Many More|Joe Concha|February 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Over the summer, my then-pregnant wife and I moved from Hoboken (a mostly urban environment) to the suburbs of North Jersey.
The War on Smoking Didn’t Save My Mother’s Life, but It Could Save Many More|Joe Concha|February 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In Hoboken, which was hit hard by Sandy, the voting machines were delivered to polling places before the storm.
Scramble Ahead of Election Day in Areas Hardest Hit by Sandy|Ben Jacobs|November 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
To land at Hoboken in a quiet drizzle is to sound the depths of desolation.
American Sketches|Charles Whibley
Our thriving neighbor, Hoboken, just across the Hudson River, has a large and vitally important problem to solve.
Scientific American Supplement No. 299|Various
As her home was in West Hoboken, she spent two and a half hours every day on the journey in the cars and on the ferry.
Making Both Ends Meet|Sue Ainslie Clark and Edith Wyatt
Never had the boys from Central City seen anything quite like the water-front at Hoboken.
The Secret Wireless|Lewis E. Theiss
We shall have to get two portable sets with compact detectors and begin a watch in Hoboken.
The Secret Wireless|Lewis E. Theiss

British Dictionary definitions for Hoboken

Hoboken

/ (ˈhəʊbəʊkən) /

noun

a city in N Belgium, in Antwerp province, on the River Scheldt. Pop: 33 476 (2002 est)

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