Yonkers

[ yong-kerz ]

/ ˈyɒŋ kərz /

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noun

a city in SE New York, on the Hudson, near New York City.

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OTHER WORDS FROM Yonkers

Yon·kers·ite, noun

Words nearby Yonkers

yonder, Yonge, Yong Lo, yoni, yonic, Yonkers, yonks, Yonne, yonnie, yoof, yoo-hoo

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How to use Yonkers in a sentence

At the Yonkers shelter, the children have been processing their heartache by placing anonymous letters to the staff about issues they are facing in a special box placed outside the kids’ bedrooms.
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Terry’s findings took him to Untermyer Park in Yonkers, an area known to be a popular site for Satanic rituals, where Berkowitz and the Carr brothers allegedly spent time together.
The Story Behind The Sons of Sam, Netflix's True Crime Docuseries About David Berkowitz|Mahita Gajanan|May 5, 2021|Time
In early 1998, few could have predicted that a rugged battle rapper from Yonkers was about to take over hip-hop.
How DMX's It's Dark and Hell Is Hot Changed the Course of Hip-Hop Forever|Andrew R. Chow|April 9, 2021|Time
But Bonifacio had other plans and took her to a house in Yonkers.
Somaly Mam, This Is What a Real Trafficking Victim Says|Michael Daly|May 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“Oh, this is from 2005,” says Dell, a self-described Michelle Kwan “uber-fan” who lives in Yonkers.
Figure Skater Michelle Kwan Chases Gold in Rhode Island’s Gubernatorial Race|Nicholas McCarvel|April 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Six of the crew, two of them school-bus drivers, were arrested at or near their homes in Yonkers, N.Y.
The ATM Heist: How Did the ‘Casher’ Crew Do It?|Michael Daly|May 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Or Mr. Carmine, a Yonkers toupee-maker with a thick Italian accent and a (very) full head of gray hair.
In ‘Mansome,’ Morgan Spurlock Takes On Modern Masculinity|Jessica Bennett|April 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST
So she jumped on the subway, which she barely uses, and wound up somewhere in the vicinity of Yonkers.
Courtney Love Loves Fashion Week, Hates the Subway|Jacob Bernstein|September 15, 2010|DAILY BEAST
They were over Yonkers; Ben could see a river steamer at the dock, where she had made her last halt.
The Onslaught from Rigel|Fletcher Pratt
Several other cities have followed the example of Yonkers, but the practice is by no means general.
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In a minute they were in our carriage and driving away toward Yonkers.
Quintus Oakes|Charles Ross Jackson
Yonkers and back, despite cops, punctures and accidents, in forty minutes!
The Salamander|Owen Johnson
The captain of the Mary Powel, bound up, reported catching her abreast of Yonkers.
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British Dictionary definitions for Yonkers

Yonkers

/ (ˈjɒŋkəz) /

noun

a city in SE New York State, near New York City on the Hudson River. Pop: 197 388 (2003 est)

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