Lemuel
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Black abolitionists such as James Forten and Lemuel Haynes almost immediately began using the Declaration’s stirring language as a cudgel against slavery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
This relatively obscure novel by the author of “The Day of the Locust” tells the story of Lemuel Pitkin, a Vermonter who loses his house to foreclosure.
From Salon ● May 17, 2025
His death, at the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital Correctional Unit, was caused by prostate cancer, Samantha Higgins, a spokeswoman for the Massachusetts Department of Correction, said in an email on Monday.
From New York Times ● Mar. 28, 2023
Interim Police Chief Lemuel Moore said during a news conference that he would decide in the coming weeks how the officers could be disciplined, KSN-TV reported.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 21, 2022
In the book, the explorer, Lemuel Gulliver, travels to all these different lands after a shipwreck.
From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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