West Islip
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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My family first lived with my father’s parents in Brooklyn before moving to Long Island, N.Y., first to Hicksville then North Babylon and, when I was 5, to West Islip.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025
O’Hoppe, who is from West Islip, N.Y., is ranked the No. 86 prospect overall by MLB Pipeline.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2022
When they were growing up in West Islip, N.Y., in the 1960s, their father left and their mother had to raise them on her own.
From Washington Post • Mar. 8, 2019
“Everyone loved him and he was a jolly person. What takes away some of the pain is that he was a hero,” said grandfather Raymond Feis of West Islip, New York.
From Washington Times • Feb. 22, 2018
“This is something I prepared for for a long time,” said Anderson, who grew up in West Islip, N.Y.
From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2013
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