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Oñate

[ aw-nyah-te ]

/ ɔˈnyɑ tɛ /

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noun

Juan de

[hwahn de], /ʰwɑn dɛ/, 1550?–1624, Spanish explorer who colonized New Mexico.

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How to use Oñate in a sentence

Onate maintained, on the other hand, that their prisoner was worth more to them alive than dead.
Bucky O'Connor|William MacLeod Raine
Colonel Onate leaned forward and whispered something to General Carlo, who shook his head and frowned.
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On Colonel Onate's face was a haggard look of fear—surely it was fear—that lifted in relief at the young man's brave challenge.
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Onate was plainly puzzled at the summons to attend the governor, and mixed with his perplexity was a very evident anxiety.
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"If you mean to reflect upon my honor I can assure you that my conscience is clear," answered Onate blackly.
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