Example Sentences

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It was here in Cabimas where, more than a century ago, a well-named Barroso II jump-started a boom.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

Meet the well-named ship Ever Loading: It is as long as four football fields, its crew of just 23 ride bicycles around its deck, and it carries 8,000 containers.

From Washington Post • Sep. 24, 2021

Both will be riding new horses, though — including Ward on Contagious, a 12-year-old gelding well-named for an OIympics delayed a year by the coronavirus.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 7, 2021

These well-named pups will grow up to be service dogs for vets who have PTSD, traumatic brain injuries, war-related wounds and post-deployment challenges.

From Washington Times • Jul. 14, 2019

“Let’s try it on Whaleback Hill!” she said, referring to the hill well-named because it indeed looked just like a whale’s back.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el