Longfellow
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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It took the poetic craft of Longfellow to rescue Revere from obscurity, transforming him into the patriotic icon he remains today.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
Now a musician, Boucher celebrates his French-Canadian roots, even turning the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem about the Acadian expulsion, Evangeline, into a song.
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
The Mitchell family, which has owned the Longfellow Ranch for decades, is eyeing additional opportunities that may triple the data center capacity on the ranch once Project Horizon is completed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2025
Longfellow ended his poem on a confident note, declaring that, “borne on the night-wind of the Past, through all our history, to the last,” Americans would “waken and listen” to Revere’s “midnight message.”
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2025
She looked at them for a moment through narrowed eyes and turned back to Longfellow.
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
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