Example Sentences

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In 1971, he moved his family to the Chicago suburb of Downers Grove, where his home was adjacent to a runway and he had a hangar to store his planes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

Despite often sounding like a couple of Debbie Downers, they somehow succeed at keeping the narrative upbeat and interesting.

From Salon • Nov. 27, 2023

Tyson said in October it would relocate all corporate employees from offices in Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, along with those in Chicago and Downers Grove, Illinois, to its headquarters in Springdale, Arkansas.

From Reuters • Jun. 2, 2023

One of the world’s largest meat producers said Wednesday that corporate staff at its Chicago and Downers Grove, Illinois, locations and Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, office will begin relocating early next year.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 5, 2022

We can drop off when they slow down at Downers Crossing; that must be almost opposite Lost Island.

From Boy Scouts of the Air on Lost Island by Stuart, Gordon