Sumter

[ suhm-ter, suhmp- ]

noun

1. a city in central South Carolina.
2. Fort Sumter.

Sumter

/ ˈsʌmtə /

noun

1. See Fort Sumter

Example Sentences

Predictably, Bezos' defense failed more miserably than the Union Army at Fort Sumter in 1861.

From Salon

Former Crespi quarterback Randy Redell is a captain in the Air Force and he takes me up in his F-16 fighter jet in Sumter, S.C.

From Los Angeles Times

The order to blockade Southern ports to prevent the Confederacy from shipping economically vital cotton or importing critical needs was signed April 19, 1861 — one week after secessionist forces fired on Fort Sumter at the entrance to Charleston harbor in South Carolina.

From Seattle Times

The audit “validated through data the need for change, the need for additional training, the need for compassion, the need for the community voice to be heard,” said Democratic Assemblywoman Shavonda Sumter, who has represented Paterson in the state Legislature since 2012.

From Seattle Times

In the early morning in November, with a chill still in the air, three lines of cars inch across the open, cracked parking lot at the Sumter Mall in Sumter, S.C.

From New York Times