Queens
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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On the penultimate weekend of the 1997-98 First Division season, Manchester City hosted Queens Park Rangers knowing they needed a result to give themselves the chance of avoiding relegation down to England's third tier.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
The Noguchi Museum in Queens has a new exhibition, “Noguchi New York.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
A friend whose father was from Queens, N.Y., talked me into tying some of my psychic well-being to the fortunes of the blue and orange.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
Located in the borough of Queens, LaGuardia is the third-busiest airport serving New York, handling 33.5 million passengers in 2024, according to port authority figures.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
She hears the wheezy, wine-scented voice of old Dr. Geffard: Queens might have danced all night wearing it.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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