How to Use Tennessean in a Sentence
Tennessean
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However, the teenager was fatally shot behind her right ear, according to The Tennessean.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
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The two performed the song at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, The Tennessean reported.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 8 Sep. 2026
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Parton described those ambitions in a 1982 interview with The Tennessean.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
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How fans at Dolly's Tennessean Travel Stop reacted to Dolly Parton's death.
—Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
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From museums and hotels to truck stops and a massive Tennessean theme park, Parton quickly became known as a major hospitality developer.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
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In June, Parton marked the official opening of Dolly’s Tennessean Travel Stop in Cornersville, Tenn.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
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Parton also made a public appearance in June at the opening of her Tennessean Travel Stop in Cornersville, Tennessee, but had been seen less frequently in recent months.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
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In an interview with the Tennessean newspaper in January 2025, amid development of her forthcoming Broadway musical, the star was asked about the prospect.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
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On Wednesday, June 24, Parton attended the ribbon-cutting and grand opening of her own truck stop, Dolly’s Tennessean Travel Stop.
—Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 26 Aug. 2026
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The Light, Medium, and Dark roasts first rolled out at Dolly’s Tennessean Travel Stop, which opened June 24 in Cornersville, Tennessee.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
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Dolly’s appearance at the Tennessean Travel Stop, in Cornersville, Tennessee, came amid a week of celebratory Grand Opening events in honor of the country icon.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026
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Parton made what would become her final public appearance June 24 at the opening of Dolly's Tennessean Travel Stop in Cornersville, Tennessee.
—Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
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And, when country music icon Dolly Parton passed away at 80, the News Sentinel in Knoxville and the Tennessean in Nashville provided coverage that only hometown newsrooms could.
—Greg Borowski, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2026
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Charles Singh is an Autos Connect Reporter for The Tennessean, part of the USA TODAY Network.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 29 May 2026
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At the end of June, Parton made another public appearance to commemorate the opening of Dolly’s Tennessean Travel Stop, a new travel center and truck stop in Cornersville, Tennessee.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026
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But Parton surprised fans at the opening of her Tennessean Travel Stop in Cornersville, Tennessee, in June 2026, a rare public appearances while dealing with ongoing health issues.
—Devarrick Turner, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
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Fidelity National Financial acquired O'Charley's in 2012, according to The Tennessean.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 11 Sep. 2026
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Parton had been battling cancer before her death, her representatives confirmed to The Nashville Tennessean, part of the USA TODAY Network.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
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One of Parton's final business ventures was a gas station and restaurant, Dolly's Tennessean Travel Stop, located off exit 22 on I-65 in Cornersville, Tennessee.
—Mason Leib, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
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