Johnston
Americannoun
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Albert Sidney, 1803–62, Confederate general in the U.S. Civil War.
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Joseph Eggleston, 1807–91, Confederate general in the U.S. Civil War.
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Mary, 1870–1936, U.S. writer.
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a town in E central Rhode Island.
Example Sentences
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In June, Neil Johnston, director of the Northern Ireland Retail Consortium, said that many of his organisation's 100 Northern Ireland members have told him the level of abuse staff face is a significant issue.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
“The situation with the beef-export data was absurd,” said Mackenzie Johnston, a fifth-generation cattle rancher in Nebraska and a content director at AgMarket.Net-owned commodity brokerage Standard Grain.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
NHL reporter and broadcaster Chris Johnston, who also covers hockey for the Athletic, called the matter “embarrassing.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
According to Johnston, scientists have struggled to study this process because common research animals such as mice and fish do not develop the same arrangement of photoreceptor cells.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
“General,” Johnston said, “I’m sorry, but if we go on down this road the enemy will view us.”
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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