Licking River
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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She crossed the railroad tracks and scrambled down the banks of the Licking River, calling out the name of her teenage son, Randy, who went to the county fair one night and never came home.
From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2024
Mrs. Cotton long ago gave up the idea that Randy had drowned in the Licking River, saying if he had, the body would have been found by now.
From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2024
As he drove through the Licking River mine during a shift change one recent afternoon, his face reddened.
From New York Times • May 30, 2012
Some of that coal comes from the Licking River mine, about 50 miles south of Big Sandy, where miners rip apart hillsides to reach vast seams just below the surface.
From New York Times • May 30, 2012
One of his raiding parties, three hundred strong, actually pushed General Hobson, his former pursuer, into a bend of the Licking River, and captured him with twelve hundred well-armed men.
From Historical Tales, Vol. 2 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Morris, Charles
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