Preble
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Preble noted the administration has also bypassed Congress.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
A US citizen born in Illinois, Pretti grew up in Green Bay, Wisconsin, where he played football, baseball and ran track for Preble High School.
From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026
Two days after the 1980 debate, businessman Alan Preble found the papers in his Cleveland hotel room, apparently left behind by Carter press secretary Jody Powell.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 25, 2023
Peter Lesaca, skipper of the USS Preble, a San Diego-based guided-missile destroyer, lost his job on June 15 after the head of Destroyer Squadron 23 lost confidence in his ability to command.
From Washington Times • Jul. 11, 2022
Saturday, I dined with him, in company with Brigadier Preble, Major Freeman and his son, etc., and a very genteel dinner we had.
From Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams by Adams, Abigail
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