New Canaan
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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In New Canaan, Conn., where Philip Johnson’s iconic Glass House is located, two Manhattanites renovated a Midcentury Modern home with a lattice work facade and pyramid skylights.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
The architect Philip Johnson covered the small guesthouse on his property in New Canaan, Conn., in Flemish-bond brickwork.
From New York Times ● May 3, 2024
The surveillance videos, from a city about 75 miles from Jennifer Dulos’ New Canaan, Connecticut, home, were recorded the evening she disappeared but not discovered for six days.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 23, 2024
Ms. Clarke, the New Canaan retiree, recently got off the wait list for an affordable apartment for herself and her 24-year-old daughter, who has autism and cannot work.
From New York Times ● Aug. 8, 2022
“After all, I thought, they probably come from New Canaan or some other nearby town. They’ll have to unpack the basket sooner or later. Little did I know!”
From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden
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