Oberlin

[ French aw-ber-lan ]

noun

1. Jean Fré·dé·ric [zhah, n, f, r, ey-dey-, reek], 1740–1826, Alsatian clergyman.

Example Sentences

Saunders is pastor of Peace Community Church in Oberlin, Ohio.

From Washington Blade

He graduated from Oberlin in 1962 and later received a master’s degree in labor relations from the University of Illinois.

From Washington Post

"My Name is Jonas" was inspired by a car accident that his brother got into at Oberlin—and the insurance hassles that followed.

From The Daily Beast

Oberlin College codified the trigger warning into its teacher guide, telling professors to “avoid” triggers in their classrooms.

From The Daily Beast

Shielding students from the cissexism of the Western canon was too silly even for Oberlin.

From The Daily Beast

Because of that Oberlin was dubbed “the town that started the Civil War.”

From The Daily Beast

The Stuyvesant High School for Shy Nerds, The Oberlin Academy for Self-Expression, and Huntah College for Everybody.

From The Daily Beast

This gentleman is a surgeon-dentist by profession, educated at Oberlin College, making his home in Columbus.

From Project Gutenberg

When twenty-one, he entered Oberlin College, remaining there five years, and earning all the money he spent.

From Project Gutenberg

In 1832, Oberlin was a little religious colony, born into a complete wilderness out of the Presbyterian Church.

From Project Gutenberg

Pupils and teachers who had gone from Oberlin to Vassar both missed the pleasant excitement of the old life.

From Project Gutenberg

Everybody at Oberlin was loud in its praise; no one would teach now in any other sort of college.

From Project Gutenberg