Chicago

Example Sentences

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Shotwell, who grew up in a suburb north of Chicago, didn’t start out with ambitions that were tied to space.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Or Iraq striker Aymen Hussein was questioned for several hours at a Chicago airport before being allowed into the country.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

It’s why the Chicago Black Sox are synonymous with scandal and Pete Rose became a pariah.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Once back in Chicago, I realized I had two immediate cravings: I wanted to sit outside, and I was hungry in the way people become hungry after spending several days in someone else’s kitchen.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

When we lived in Chicago, I used to complain about sharing a bedroom with my older sister.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller