Washington Square
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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After nearly 20 inches of snow and a viral callout from Sidetalk—a hilarious New York-focused account with 4.4 million followers on TikTok and 1.8M on Instagram—thousands showed up to Washington Square Park for the battle.
From Slate ● Feb. 28, 2026
Video taken Monday afternoon in Washington Square Park shows a snowball fight following an epic snowstorm devolving into some parkgoers apparently targeting police with snowballs.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026
Josh Suggs, the 22-year-old founder and chief executive of 203 Media, had been crisscrossing Manhattan’s Washington Square Park trying to find participants willing to smell a men’s body wash and react on camera.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2025
Thousands of people showed up to the Washington Square Park archway to gawk at the numerous dark-haired, square-jawed lookalikes.
From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2024
She didn’t know about his playing in Washington Square Park with Cool Papa and the Bluesmen.
From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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