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
Black Americans were among the first to change them, notably the New England-based clergyman Lemuel Haynes.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 3, 2022
The show was scheduled to be presented in 1955, but the producer, Lemuel Ayers, died before he had completed raising the money for it, and the production came to a halt.
From New York Times ● Nov. 26, 2021
In front of Reverend Lemuel Clark, her family, and others she knew less well, Lizzie dropped to her knees and begged forgiveness for her doubts.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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