Spruance
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The Touska was sailing to the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas when it was warned repeatedly over a six hours by the USS Spruance, a guided-missile destroyer, that it was violating the blockade, U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
Most recently, DuPont announced in January that it will invest more than $75 million to modernize and expand its manufacturing and technology presence at the Spruance plant.
From Washington Times • Mar. 21, 2020
Roxanne Spruance, a Chicago native who worked at Blue Hill at Stone Barns and at WD-50, will handle the French bistro menu for the owner, Greg Hunt.
From New York Times • Sep. 4, 2012
Talking to Trey Spruance, the mad scientist behind Secret Chiefs 3, is a total mind trip.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2012
The Fifth Fleet that Admiral Spruance sent in against Iwo Jima was the largest one that had ever sailed the Pacific.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
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