Shelby
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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In the 2022 midterm elections, turnout in Shelby County, where Memphis is located, was just 34 percent.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Rodenburg has since increased FLAG’s public activity, launching a TikTok account and a Substack newsletter, meeting with educational representatives and speaking to groups like the Shelby County Republican Women’s Club in Tennessee.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
“I think it’s a waste of my taxpayer dollars,” said Wes Ledyard, of Shelby, Mich. “I’ve been here before and I didn’t see anything wrong with it the first time I came.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
That pattern runs through the entire majority opinion John Roberts wrote in Shelby County v.
From Slate ● May 8, 2026
With slow, deliberate strokes, I start typing the newsletter: Sarah Shelby to marry Robert Pryor; please attend a baby-clothes showing by Mary Katherine Simpson; a tea in honor of our loyal sustainers.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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