Irvine
Americannoun
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a city in SW California.
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Also Irvin. a male given name.
noun
noun
Example Sentences
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The Irvine Police Department is requesting help from the public in identifying and locating a man suspected of vandalizing about 13 Teslas with spray paint.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
In Irvine Welsh’s “Men in Love,” each of the four male protagonists has a different approach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
A minor league team plans to launch in Irvine next year, and the entrepreneur behind it is pitching it as a way to provide fans with a taste of Asian baseball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
The Irvine, Calif.-based company plans to start work on 62% more square footage this year than in 2025 and is working on preparing land for future development.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Back in high school, she was extremely vocal in pointing out hypocrisies in the curriculum, or inequalities in their disciplinary system—and nothing has really changed now that she’s a social ecology major at UC Irvine.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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