Horatio
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Starting in 1886, a series of games derived from the Horatio Alger books—with titles like From Log Cabin to the White House—caught the public’s fancy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026
In the early 20th century’s Gilded Age, the best-selling books weren’t the ones we consider classics, but Horatio Alger’s inspirational pulp.
From Salon ● May 31, 2025
And there’s this old Italian group of people — Horatio Sanz, and I think Fred Armisen was in it — and they were talking about how you soak cork for wine bottles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2024
Long before Samantha Lotus, there was William Horatio Bates, an ophthalmologist at the turn of the 20th century who developed the so-called Bates method for improving vision.
From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2023
I held up my hand to stop Horatio from denying this while I read the letter again.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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