Benghazi

or Ben·ga·si

[ ben-gah-zee, beng- ]

noun

1. a seaport in N Libya: former capital.

Benghazi

/ bɛnˈɡɑːzɪ /

noun

1. a port in N Libya, on the Gulf of Sidra: centre of Italian colonization (1911–42); scene of much fighting in World War II. Pop: 1 080 500 (2002 est) Ancient namesHesperidesBerenicebɛrəˈnaɪsɪ

Example Sentences

If he doesn’t send anyone—as Pelosi herself considered briefly during Benghazi—it is a unilateral signal that the panel doesn’t matter.

From Time

Some lawmakers are suggesting that keeping that big investigation in the Homeland Security Committee could ward off any Benghazi problems.

From The Daily Beast

Telling the Texas congressman he was “surprised to read” he didn't support the bill, Tapper brought up McCaul’s previous support for multiple Congressional investigations into Benghazi.

From The Daily Beast

If they controlled even one house of Congress they could mount endless bogus Benghazi-style investigations to paint a Democratic administration as corrupt.

From Washington Post

McCarthy might be blowing it again, this time in the aftermath of a domestic tragedy that left a similar number of deaths as Benghazi.

From Washington Post

I also believe the administration is hiding something about Benghazi and Fast and Furious, but the key word is “believe.”

From The Daily Beast

In the latest Weekly Standard can be found an editorial under the headline “The Benghazi Whitewash.”

From The Daily Beast

Paul has consistently used Benghazi as a device to stake out high ground on foreign policy.

From The Daily Beast

“Benghazi was the definition of an intelligence failure,” Paul begins, dismissing the entire committee report as unserious.

From The Daily Beast

One prominent example is the 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission and CIA station at Benghazi, Libya.

From The Daily Beast

Hence at Benghazi, on the north African coast, the date palm is fertile, but produces fruit of poor quality.

From Project Gutenberg

Arnauld gives the mortality at Benghazi in 1874 as 39 per cent.

From Project Gutenberg