Pleasantville

[ plez-uh nt-vil ]

/ ˈplɛz əntˌvɪl /

noun

a city in SE New Jersey.

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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.

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Example sentences from the Web for pleasantville

You know what could help the governor dilute all that Pleasantville weirdness?
Turning Spotlight on Mitt Romney Siblings Could Help Humanize GOP Nominee|Michelle Cottle|May 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Framed by the window an active railroad panorama spread out, and beyond that view the quaint town of Pleasantville.
Bart Stirling's Road to Success|Allen Chapman
Do they make things in wire at that Pleasantville factory—I mean, do they have the material and machinery to make wire things?
Bound to Succeed|Allen Chapman
The building was intolerably hot, the advantages of ventilation having been a thing the citizens of Pleasantville had overlooked.
The Prodigal Judge|Vaughan Kester

At Pleasantville a sharp turn to the left should be made, and the road thence to Atlantic City is very easily followed.
Harper's Round Table, August 27, 1895|Various
Pleasantville had long since gone to bed; it was only the judge's window that gave its light to the blackness of the night.
The Prodigal Judge|Vaughan Kester