Coney Island
an area in S Brooklyn in New York City: amusement park and beach.
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How to use Coney Island in a sentence
As significant as the onion-fried burger is, El Reno has another unique specialty—a distinctive style of Coney Island hot dog.
I should have not Written and Directed HE GOT GAME because I have never lived in Coney Island.
Spike Lee Blasts The New York Times’ Story on Brooklyn Gentrification in Fiery Op-Ed | Marlow Stern | March 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey often went to Coney Island, where their usual hangout was Bay 4.
Rocker Lenny Kravitz’s Namesake Receives Medal of Honor | Michael Daly | March 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd basketball may be followed avidly from Madison Square Garden to playgrounds on Coney Island.
New York City Is the Storied Football Capital of the USA | Ben Jacobs | January 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAccording to the song “Coney Island Baby,” he had to play football for the coach.
Lou Reed Lives! Why the Man With the Rock ‘n’ Roll Heart Isn’t Dead | Elizabeth Wurtzel | October 28, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
In a way of speaking, this mendicant of Coney Island was perhaps of this class.
From Place to Place | Irvin S. CobbWe ought to have made absolutely sure that we had stepped it right that day we got through Coney Island Creek.
Harper's Young People, June 21, 1881 | VariousTo reach Coney Island from Gravesend at this time, it was necessary to ford the creek at low tide.
A History of the City of Brooklyn and Kings County Volume II | Stephen M. OstranderYou can just believe a Coney Island audience doesn't fancy being held up or swindled.
Step Lively! | George NibloThere was a long period of neglect before Fashion and the populace found out the attractions of Coney Island.
Hesperothen; Notes from the West, Vol. II (of 2) | W. H. Russell
British Dictionary definitions for Coney Island
/ (ˈkəʊnɪ) /
an island off the S shore of Long Island, New York: site of a large amusement park
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Cultural definitions for Coney Island
Section of Brooklyn on the Atlantic Ocean.
Notes for Coney Island
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