Nasby
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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After the war, one politician claimed that the rebellion had been put down by “the Army, the Navy, and the Nasby Letters.”
From Washington Post • Nov. 12, 2020
“I think it’s something Springfield can be very proud of,” Springfield resident Bruce Nasby said.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2017
But both usages were antedated in writings by Carl Schurz in 1871 and Petroleum V. Nasby in 1866.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nasby and I saw the machine through a window, and went in to look at it.
From The 30,000 Dollar Bequest and Other Stories by Twain, Mark
Nasby had a happy and caustic freedom in commenting upon the mail during the performance, not always contemplated, I believe, by the United States postal regulations.
From Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences by Daughters of the American Revolution. Nebraska
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