Shelby
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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One number, with a 901 prefix from Shelby County, Tenn., jumped out, Sternin testified, because of the number of times that Harvey had contacted it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
In the 2022 midterm elections, turnout in Shelby County, where Memphis is located, was just 34 percent.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
We didn’t need to “change” the Constitution, I argued; rather, we needed to build, à la Shelby, more “knowledge,” better understanding, inclusion.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 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
Suddenly all my words come out at Shelby in hard consonants.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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