Athol
Americannoun
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a city in central Massachusetts.
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a first name.
Example Sentences
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John Kani returns to ‘“Master Harold”... and the Boys’ at Geffen Playhouse, 40 years after acting in the film adaptation of Athol Fugard’s play.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
“It’s a play that I’ve loved and has been on my mind, and the moment we looked into the rights, we heard of Athol passing away,” said McCraney of the playwright, who died last month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2025
The singer mourned the death of his wife Annie in 2016 and also lost his son Athol in an accident in 2014.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2023
Deokaran’s killing spurred another corruption whistleblower, Athol Williams, to leave the country, he said.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2023
The noblemen in question, however, who were the Earls of Huntly, Bothwell, and Athol, the Lords Fleming and Livingston, and Sir James Balfour, contrived, not without much difficulty, to effect their escape.
From Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume I (of 2) by Henry Glassford Bell
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