Perdido
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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He wrote three historical novels with Daniel Lenihan, “Wake of the Perdido Star,” “Justice for None” and “Escape From Andersonville.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2025
Like majestic swans, they cross in front of the house on their way to Perdido Bay.
From Salon • Oct. 10, 2024
He recalled his childhood in Perdido, Ala., where his family was “as poor as Job’s turkey,” yet his father scrounged together the money for a radio.
From New York Times • Oct. 31, 2021
In the past month, officials from the jail on Perdido Street stopped a staffer from the First 72+ from participating in a facility peer-support group because of a 2016 conviction.
From Washington Post • May 26, 2021
The young man admitted that Laitner was a warm personal friend, who permitted Arobin’s name to decorate the firm’s letterheads and to appear upon a shingle that graced Perdido Street.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
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