Silliman
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Then Yale chemist Benjamin Silliman Jr. showed how crude oil could be fractionated into various liquids, one of which was kerosene, an excellent illuminant that was much cheaper than whale oil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
All of which leads to one inescapable conclusion, Silliman said.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2023
In six seasons, coaching the likes of Krzyzewski and Mike Silliman, his teams won 102 games and it was off to Indiana in 1971.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
“I would not put down to fraud the almost 90 percent drop,” said Douglas Silliman, president of the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington and a former U.S. ambassador to Iraq.
From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2023
He learns that she is in Silliman, that she is planning to be an English major.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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