St. Charles
Americannoun
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a city in E Missouri, on the Missouri River.
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a town in NE Illinois.
Example Sentences
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My great-uncle Dan was a diocesan priest at St. Charles Borromeo in Drexel Hill, Pa. Dan was a fire-and-brimstone hard-liner.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
Cindy Kielty, who is board president of her homeowners association in St. Charles, Mo., said the association might cut back on services like watering grass to keep its costs down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
James and Joy Shahabi founded an online ministry in 2013 and then established an in-person church in 2016, first at another site in St. Charles and then in 2018 at the current location in Addison.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2026
“From what I am seeing, there is a real breakdown in automotive law and order,’’ said Dan Borgmeyer, the St. Charles mayor who encouraged citizens to report expired tags in his St. Louis suburb.
From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2024
Patrolman Mancuso enjoyed riding the motorcycle up St. Charles Avenue.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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