Montgomery
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Bernard Law, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein Monty, 1887–1976, British field marshal: World War II commander of British 8th Army in Africa and Europe.
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Lucy Maud, 1874–1942, Canadian writer, creator of Anne of Green Gables.
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Richard, 1736–75, American Revolutionary general.
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Wes John Leslie Montgomery, 1925–68, U.S. jazz guitarist.
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a city in and the capital of Alabama, in the central part, on the Alabama River.
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a town in SW Ohio.
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a male given name.
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Bernard Law, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, nicknamed Monty. 1887–1976, British field marshal. As commander of the 8th Army in North Africa, he launched the offensive, beginning with the victory at El Alamein (1942), that drove Rommel's forces back to Tunis. He also commanded the ground forces in the invasion of Normandy (1944) and accepted Germany's surrender at Lüneburg Heath (May 7, 1945)
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L ( ucy ) M ( aud ). 1874–1942, Canadian writer; her novels include Anne of Green Gables (1908) and its sequels.
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Example Sentences
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In Peacock’s cast reveal published Thursday, Montgomery describes herself as “the full package.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
The Peacock reality TV series parted ways with Montgomery days after unveiling its cast of incoming “Islanders.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
Protesters crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma before continuing events in Montgomery, where speakers framed the current political moment as a continuation, not a conclusion of the civil rights movement.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
Former Stanford University basketball coach Mike Montgomery told US media that it was a "sad day" and that Collins was one of the school's "greats".
From BBC • May 13, 2026
This was already apparent when, in 1956, Martin Luther King, Jr., offered his opinion that perhaps the lessons learned from the Montgomery bus boycott could help in the fight over school desegregation.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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