Cooperstown

American

[koo-perz-toun, koop-erz-] / ˈku pərzˌtaʊn, ˈkʊp ərz- /

noun

a town in central New York: location of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

Example Sentences

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“I’m cracking up,” says Small over Zoom from her Cooperstown, N.Y., home, “because I had no idea whatsoever that that movie was coming out until my dear sister informed me via you.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

But there are times when you just can’t get out of driving, like my recent six-hour road trip to Cooperstown, N.Y.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

Then, assuming his career does not fall off a cliff: Cooperstown.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

These are the magic numbers that have sent the game’s best hurlers to Cooperstown for the past nine decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

"You can bet your life I will, but I don't want to go any farther than Cooperstown Junction."

From Messenger No. 48 by Otis, James

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