Example Sentences

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Esther Gottlieb, after studying at Pratt, abandoned art to teach at Needle Trades High School so that her husband, Adolph, could concentrate on painting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

“This is a God-given signal,” Adolph Hitler said.

From Slate • Sep. 11, 2025

Journalist Dorothy Thompson remarked upon it when she saw Adolph Hitler:

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2025

Shot-putter Adolph James is buried here, killed in 1926 when he was struck in the head by a 12-pound shot.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2024

Plessy turned out to be a heart-wrenching case about an African-American man named Homer Adolph Plessy who wanted to take a ride on the train in 1892.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals