Manhattanite
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Manhattanite
Example Sentences
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An attractive, confident Manhattanite with a full schedule of activism, classes and volunteering, she radicalizes Bob, taking him to civil rights speeches.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2024
“I admire Flaco because he had a big dream, he believed in himself and he followed his heart,” Big Bird, a longtime Manhattanite, said in an email.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2024
Though she spent part of her childhood in New Jersey and attended the Buxton School in Williamstown, Mass., Ms. Mackler was a die-hard Manhattanite.
From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2024
Federalists, typified by Manhattanite Alexander Hamilton, desired a restless, churning urban nation and opposed the Jeffersonian vision of a republic of rural yeomen.
From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2023
A native Manhattanite, he was one of the country's top investigative reporters for many years before writing his first book, The Rescuer, in 1967.
From 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s by Millard, Max
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