Granville
Earl of. Carteret, John.
a male given name.
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How to use Granville in a sentence
For example, In two different North Carolina districts—located in Granville and Lumberton Counties—more than 40% of the population is made up of incarcerated people.
When Your Body Counts But Your Vote Does Not: How Prison Gerrymandering Distorts Political Representation | Madeleine Carlisle | July 1, 2021 | TimeThe family of five was given plane tickets to Paris and train tickets to Granville, at a total cost of $6,332.
When Granville Mayor Caruhel was originally told what had happened, he assumed it was a prank.
Still, Granville promises to welcome the family from New York City, should they ever surface.
Any Frenchman having Lord Granville's brains would make a great deal more out of them in a speech.
Glances at Europe | Horace Greeley
Two women, Mrs. Granville and her sister, now walked back of the middle cabin and picked up some wood.
A Virginia Scout | Hugh PendexterThe tall man with the long black beard was Granville, one of the original settlers.
A Virginia Scout | Hugh PendexterHis report seemed to please the men, for Granville laid aside his rifle and began chopping a long log into fireplace lengths.
A Virginia Scout | Hugh PendexterFrom the Granville cabin several shots were fired without any effect so far as we could make out.
A Virginia Scout | Hugh Pendexter
British Dictionary definitions for Granville
/ (ˈɡrænvɪl) /
1st Earl, title of John Carteret . 1690–1763, British statesman: secretary of state (1742–44); a leading opponent of Walpole
2nd Earl, title of Granville George Leveson-Gower . 1815–91, British Liberal politician: Gladstone's foreign secretary (1870–74; 1880–85) and a supporter of Irish Home Rule
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