West Virginian
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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Though the Womacks come from a line of West Virginian horse breeders, there was nothing Americana about the childhoods of BG, Zeimani and Kucha.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
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
He looked more like a cowboy than a West Virginian, with his horseman’s gait and his lean leathery face, but as soon as he started speaking, his voice was pure up-hollow.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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