Nutmeg State
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Driver Tony Spero of Connecticut said he's had similar experiences as he drives his haul through the Nutmeg State and neighboring Westchester County, N.Y.
From Fox News ● Mar. 31, 2020
That was welcomed news for golfers in the Nutmeg State, who are under a state-wide directive to stay at home as much as possible.
From Golf Digest ● Mar. 27, 2020
“The land of steady habits”—the phrase is never defined, or even uttered, in the film—is a nickname for the Nutmeg State that goes back to the early 1800s.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2018
The federal Bureau of Economic Analysis recently rolled out its annual report on personal income growth in the 50 states, and for 2017 the Nutmeg State came in a miserable 44th.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2018
Well, again, in the Nutmeg State, Dorothy Pratt is richly blest With a relic of art and a land effete— A pitcher of glass that's cut, not pressed.
From Songs and Other Verse by Eugene Field
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