Benton
Americannoun
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Thomas Hart Old Bullion, 1782–1858, U.S. political leader.
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his grandnephew Thomas Hart, 1889–1975, U.S. painter and lithographer.
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a city in central Arkansas.
noun
Example Sentences
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Steven Benton, SEW incident manager, said the water treatment works were "now stable".
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Host Benton Hershaw and openers Ruby Setnik and Sam Campbell absolutely connected and killed.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
Benton had taken particular note of a plant making a petroleum product called carbon black, which “burnt thousands of cubic feet of gas every minute, a great, wasteful, extravagant burning of resources for momentary profit.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
The firm's Steve Benton said: "Water is now returning to the 5,850 properties affected by the burst in Pembury, Matfield, Brenchley, Horsmonden and the surrounding areas."
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2026
“Tseh-a-take, or Tom Benton, S’klallam subchief, his x mark. Yah-kwi-e-nook, or General Gaines, S’klallam subchief, his x mark. Kai-at-lah, or General Lane Jr., S’klallam subchief, his x mark.”
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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