Vandalia
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Andy Powell, owner of Andy’s Auto Body in Vandalia, Ill., said the coating’s fast-drying properties have worked as advertised since he added it to his shop’s rotation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026
Born and raised in Vandalia, Ill., Squibb — whose father sold insurance and whose mother was a secretary — could not have been much further removed from Hollywood growing up.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2024
Her family’s farm was near Vandalia, about 150 miles east of Chillicothe.
From Washington Times • Jan. 17, 2020
As intended, the National Road became an important highway for western expansion, and further extensions took it to Vandalia, Illinois, by the middle of the nineteenth century.
From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018
“I was holed up here, to tell you the truth. I’m on my lunch hour. You got Vandalia Eubanks in your house, am I right?”
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
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