West Virginian
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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Take the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, which energy giants Dominion and Duke proposed in 2014 to transport West Virginian shale gas to the Southeast.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025
The former coach, a native West Virginian, is a longtime friend of retiring Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin and endorsed him in his 2018 reelection.
From Slate • Feb. 19, 2024
The West Virginian helped to write the legislation.
From Washington Post • Mar. 8, 2023
Mr. Mooney’s biggest population center, the capital in Charleston, was sent to Representative Carol Miller, the only other West Virginian in the House.
From New York Times • May 9, 2022
Was I finally a good West Virginian, all stoic and stolid, filled everlastingly to my chin with guilt but not capable of showing it?
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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