McHenry

[ muhk-hen-ree, muh-ken- ]

/ məkˈhɛn ri, məˈkɛn- /

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noun

a town in NE Illinois.

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How to use McHenry in a sentence

Asked if this was a test of leadership for McCarthy, McHenry said, “Yes, it is.”
How Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Became a Leadership Test for Kevin McCarthy|Lissandra Villa|February 4, 2021|Time
After watching the American victory at the Battle of Fort McHenry, Francis Scott Key wrote the “Star-Spangled Banner.”
The Presidential Hopeful Obsessed With the War of 1812|Ben Jacobs|September 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“It might be a Christmas miracle that bipartisanship can still happen,” exclaimed Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC).
A Rare Bipartisan House Budget Vote Is Cause for Optimism|Ben Jacobs|December 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Republican Patrick McHenry, who chairs the subcommittee, once broke congressional protocol to call Warren “a liar.”
Can Richard Cordray Win Over Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Foes?|Eleanor Clift|February 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST

After Fort McHenry, Palin headed toward Gettysburg, Pa., where she is expected to tour the Civil War battlefields Tuesday.
The Media’s Wild Search for Palin|Shushannah Walshe|May 31, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Patrick McHenry, a congressman from North Carolina, wanted to know if I was going Hollywood.
Tom DeLay on Dancing, Killing Bugs, and Stopping Obama|Lloyd Grove|August 18, 2009|DAILY BEAST
They had bombarded Fort McHenry for twenty-five hours, throwing nearly two thousand shells.
The Naval History of the United States|Willis J. Abbot.
Wolcott would remain in office, but it seemed that McHenry was to go and Pickering was very doubtful whether he would stay.
Thomas Jefferson|Gilbert Chinard
The flag of Fort McHenry, which inspired the song, still exists in a fair state of preservation.
Immortal Songs of Camp and Field|Louis Albert Banks
The day was calm and still, with no wind to lift the flag that drooped around its staff over Fort McHenry.
Literary Hearthstones of Dixie|La Salle Corbell Pickett
Judge Cameron, Mr. McHenry, and others attended to the distribution.
History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Volume 3|Joseph Smith