Galveston

[ gal-vuh-stuhn ]

noun

1. a seaport in SE Texas, on an island at the mouth of Galveston Bay.

Example Sentences

“Matriarch,” according to Knowles’ website, will track her life from her upbringing in Galveston, Texas, in the 1950s to her experience raising two superstar daughters.

From Los Angeles Times

From the Gulf of Maine to Galveston, beachgoers could watch oil tankers bursting into flames, sunk by German submarines.

From Salon

It departed on a transatlantic voyage and reached Galveston, Texas, in fall 2023.

From Los Angeles Times

De León unveiled his plans on Juneteenth, the federal holiday marking the date in 1865 when Union soldiers informed the last enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, that they were free.

From Los Angeles Times

Three separate shootings were reported Saturday on the Bolivar Peninsula during the annual “Jeep Week” event, including one that left one person dead and two others injured, according to Galveston County Sheriff’s Office Maj.

From Seattle Times