Queens
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The Women’s Pro Baseball League announced on Wednesday that the Los Angeles Queens would be one of the four inaugural members of the league.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026
There’s nothing about it in New York City’s municipal archives or the stacks of the Queens Historical Society.
From Slate • Jul. 7, 2026
The group said he was a Queens, N.Y., resident and among the community’s most well-known local activists who promoted peaceful, nonviolent demonstrations against Beijing’s rule of Tibet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 3, 2026
More tests were conducted in New York City, where a 30-minute, eight-mile Uber ride from Chinatown to Queens varied in cost from less than $40 to nearly $49.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026
I knew he was from Queens, and wasn’t very good at sports, and that was about it.
From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon
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