Renton
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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“Choose life . . . I chose not to choose life. I chose somethin’ else,” says Mark Renton at the start of “Trainspotting.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
With the gentle, comforting strains of Lou Reed’s 1972 ballad “Perfect Day” playing atop the sound mix, Renton gets dumped in a cab, then thrown on the ground at a hospital entrance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
"We were just walking and saw a sign. We followed the sign and ended up here," says Renton.
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025
Climbing up Wrigley, I turned left on Renton Road, going around the gate and ascending up the remote double track.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2025
And that is how she finds herself here, at Gene Coulon Park in Renton.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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