Poughkeepsie

[puh-kip-see]

noun

1. a city in SE New York, on the Hudson.

Example Sentences

Herlihy, 58, who was born in Brooklyn and raised in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., spoke over lunch earlier this month at a West Village bistro not far from the New York University dormitory where he and Sandler met as freshmen in 1984.

From Los Angeles Times

More crucially, when the fledgling Sandler said he was going to start performing stand-up comedy and needed material, Herlihy used a weekend’s worth of train rides to and from Poughkeepsie to scribble down some jokes for him.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s 2015 in Poughkeepsie, and Gazala’s gauzy figures float through her fading consciousness.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s 2010 in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., where Samir and Gazala have lived together in a rambling old house for decades, maintaining appearances by keeping separate bedrooms.

From Los Angeles Times

“I was like 35 years old, and I was in Poughkeepsie,” Shanley said in a phone interview during a rehearsal break last month.

From New York Times