Examples of place-name in a Sentence
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A wave of place-name changes during the Obama and Biden administrations focused on removing offensive or derogatory place names and recognizing Indigenous names.
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Derek H. Alderman,
The Conversation,
26 Mar. 2025
Official place-names such as Corona or Soundview or Brooklyn were less familiar to people in Ecuador; more famous now were the landmarks and other emblems of the city which migrants posted about, like subway lines, parks, the place with the screens.
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Jordan Salama,
The New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2025
The novel reads a bit like a detective story: Milkman must piece together scraps of nursery rhymes, local folk tales, mysterious place-names, and riddles.
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Pamela Newton,
The Atlantic,
7 July 2024
The site included photos and descriptions of the clan figures, as well as Menominee love songs and lullabies and a Menominee language place-names map.
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Frank Vaisvilas,
Journal Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2024
One of my favorite details: Mr. Melancon — Monsieur Melancon? — was from Cut Off, La.
My new favorite place-name.
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Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
20 Sep. 2023
Is there any place-name so redolent of adventure, peril and the thrilling cross-currents of culture as the Silk Road?
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Meghan Cox Gurdon,
WSJ,
10 Mar. 2023
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Derek H. Alderman,
The Conversation,
26 Mar. 2025
Official place-names such as Corona or Soundview or Brooklyn were less familiar to people in Ecuador; more famous now were the landmarks and other emblems of the city which migrants posted about, like subway lines, parks, the place with the screens.
—
Jordan Salama,
The New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2025
The novel reads a bit like a detective story: Milkman must piece together scraps of nursery rhymes, local folk tales, mysterious place-names, and riddles.
—
Pamela Newton,
The Atlantic,
7 July 2024
The site included photos and descriptions of the clan figures, as well as Menominee love songs and lullabies and a Menominee language place-names map.
—
Frank Vaisvilas,
Journal Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2024
One of my favorite details: Mr. Melancon — Monsieur Melancon? — was from Cut Off, La.
My new favorite place-name.
—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
20 Sep. 2023
Is there any place-name so redolent of adventure, peril and the thrilling cross-currents of culture as the Silk Road?
—
Meghan Cox Gurdon,
WSJ,
10 Mar. 2023
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“Place-name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/place-name. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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