Stockton

[ stok-tuhn ]

/ ˈstɒk tən /

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noun

Frank R. Francis Richard Stockton, 1834–1902, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.

John, born 1962, U.S. basketball player.

a city in central California, on the San Joaquin River.

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Words nearby Stockton

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How to use Stockton in a sentence

Stockton, who in 1975 was finishing up his first year of calling Red Sox games for WSBK-TV in Boston, only learned that NBC had tabbed him to call the World Series in the last week of the regular season.
Dick Stockton retires after thousands of games and one legendary call|Matt Bonesteel|March 25, 2021|Washington Post
In Stockton, Democrat Michael Tubbs’ 2020 mayoral re-election campaign may serve as a cautionary tale in how risky it can be.
A San Francisco Experiment Will Give Some Pregnant Women $1,000 a Month. Could Other Cities Be Next?|Abby Vesoulis|March 18, 2021|Time
Now, the Stockton program isn’t so much an anomaly, but a prototype.
A San Francisco Experiment Will Give Some Pregnant Women $1,000 a Month. Could Other Cities Be Next?|Abby Vesoulis|March 18, 2021|Time
When the Stockton program started, just 28% of those who would get the cash had full-time employment.
A San Francisco Experiment Will Give Some Pregnant Women $1,000 a Month. Could Other Cities Be Next?|Abby Vesoulis|March 18, 2021|Time

Stockton was famously durable but finished without a single NBA title.
What Makes LeBron James So Great|Chris Herring (chris.herring@fivethirtyeight.com)|December 22, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
Root for Gonzaga, and watch this David Stockton highlight on loop.
The March Madness Teams to Cheer If Yours Got Bounced|Ben Teitelbaum|March 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Stockton had his own go at the healthcare.gov help desk yesterday, and posted the exchange on his website.
Can Internet Trolls Take Down Obamacare?|David Freedlander|September 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Ceasefire has also been used recently in Stockton, California, and cities in New Jersey.
Bloomberg’s Big Win? New York’s Largest Gun Raid Ever|Eliza Shapiro|August 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Dilello contacted an acquaintance from Stockton named Ruben Williams, who agreed to find someone for $1,000.
The Chronicle of Peggy Hagiwara and a Botched Murder|Christine Pelisek|June 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“What we are hearing from activists is an incredible sense of frustration,” said Stockton.
Anger Over Fiscal-Cliff Deal Fires Up Tea Party|David Freedlander|January 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The next day Porter was caught at Stockton and completely routed, losing nearly a hundred men.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
Isabel nodded and started up Stockton Street alone, intending to take the first car that led in her sister's direction.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Blacksmith shops were also set up in connection with this factory, where the stage horses of the Stockton line were shod.
The Old Pike|Thomas B. Searight
Mr. Stockton had one of his coaches named John Tyler, in honor of the vice-president of the first Harrison administration.
The Old Pike|Thomas B. Searight
She conducted this tavern in 1833, and kept the stock and boarded the drivers and other employees of the Stockton line of coaches.
The Old Pike|Thomas B. Searight

British Dictionary definitions for Stockton (1 of 2)

Stockton¹

/ (ˈstɒktən) /

noun

an inland port in central California, on the San Joaquin River: seat of the University of the Pacific (1851). Pop: 271 466 (2003 est)

British Dictionary definitions for Stockton (2 of 2)

Stockton²

/ (ˈstɒktən) /

noun

1st Earl of. title of (Maurice Harold) Macmillan

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