Terre Haute
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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As a young man, he attended a newly desegregated high school in Terre Haute and was friendly with students of all colors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
The small-town lawyer from Terre Haute, Indiana, launched a legal blitz on the issue of campaign finance, filing dozens of lawsuits in state and federal courts.
From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2025
With the purchase of Allen’s stations, Gray moves into three new television markets: Tupelo, Miss.; Terre Haute, Ind.; and West Lafayette, Ind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2025
Many of the forty people awaiting execution at the federal facility in Terre Haute, Indiana, are there because of arbitrariness, discrimination, or official misconduct in the death penalty system.
From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2024
When he had entered college, his father had taken a new pastorship in Terre Haute.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
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