Sprague

[ spreyg ]

/ spreɪg /

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noun

Frank Julian, 1857–1934, U.S. electrical engineer and inventor.

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How to use Sprague in a sentence

“You should’ve led with that,” the man at the door told Sprague.
Door by door, a push to rename Confederate streets for George Floyd and Breonna Taylor|Teo Armus|October 17, 2021|Washington Post
District officials email families and staff whenever they learn of a positive case in the school community, Sprague said.
Illinois Has Had COVID-19 Outbreaks in 44 Schools but Won’t Say Where They’ve Occurred|by Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica, and Jennifer Smith Richards, Chicago Tribune|October 8, 2020|ProPublica
“These confirmed cases are from community-based exposure rather than in our schools, which shows the health and safety precautions we put in place are working,” Sprague said.
Illinois Has Had COVID-19 Outbreaks in 44 Schools but Won’t Say Where They’ve Occurred|by Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica, and Jennifer Smith Richards, Chicago Tribune|October 8, 2020|ProPublica
Of course "he went and180 asked Judge Sprague to excuse him, and the Judge wouldn't let him off!"
The Trial of Theodore Parker|Theodore Parker

In the summer he worked for a stock man upon the present site of the town of Sprague, putting up hay.
Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 2 (of 2)|William Denison Lyman
Bokee ran for Mayor in 1843 against Joseph Sprague, the latter being elected by 311 majority.
A History of the City of Brooklyn and Kings County Volume II|Stephen M. Ostrander
In the year of Sprague's election 570 new buildings were finished or in course of erection.
A History of the City of Brooklyn and Kings County Volume II|Stephen M. Ostrander
Unfortunately, Dr. Sprague cannot abide anything that is not laid out as neat as an interlocking tile floor.
Highways in Hiding|George Oliver Smith