Tappan Zee
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Mr. Cuomo pushed through some of the very infrastructure projects he foretold in his talk with Mr. Caro, including replacing the Tappan Zee Bridge and overhauling La Guardia Airport.
From New York Times • Aug. 14, 2021
The Tappan Zee name comes from 17th Century Dutch colonists, named after a group of Native Americans who used to live in the area and the Dutch word for sea.
From Fox News • Aug. 13, 2021
“He said, ‘But they told you that you couldn’t build a new bridge at the Tappan Zee, didn’t they?’
From The New Yorker • Jan. 14, 2019
He was paying at toll on the Tappan Zee Bridge and listening to Jim Gordon doing the play by play on radio when the fumble happened.
From Washington Times • Nov. 19, 2018
Using binoculars, I watched a sailboat regatta down by the Tappan Zee Bridge and saw the slowly moving traffic on the bridge above.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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