W. Va.

abbreviation

1. West Virginia

Example Sentences

Born Sara Jane Kahn on Feb. 15, 1930, in Charleston, W. Va., Moore had been an aspiring actress and nurse before finding work as a bookkeeper.

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Becky Pepper-Jackson and her mother sued after the school principal said she was barred by the state’s law from competing on the girls’ teams at her middle school in Bridgeport, W. Va.

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He was born Ralph Pierre LaCock in Clarksburg, W. Va., and moved around frequently as a child before relocating to New York.

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Herrick, who was born in Columbus and was previously married, is survived by two sons, Chris and Mark Herrick of the Indianapolis area, daughter Lola Reece of Peterstown, W. Va., five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

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A friend, David Whelan, 48, of Beckley, W. Va., said Mr. James grew up in the state and that the two of them became close years ago when Mr. James would visit his game and comic book store as a teenager.

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