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'Washington' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'Washington' with 16 example sentences.


Washington noun

: the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791

: a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific with capital Olympia

: the federal government of the United States

: 1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799)

: United States educator who was born a slave but became educated and founded a college at Tuskegee in Alabama (1856-1915)


  • Washington is the capital of the United States.
  • Tokyo seems to have gotten the message from Washington.
  • Cherry trees are now in bloom in Washington.
  • Oregon is just south of Washington.
  • My uncle lived in Washington, D. C. for two years.
  • Washington was the most famous man in America.
  • Thousands of men were on their way to Washington.
  • Abraham Lincoln went back to Washington that night.
  • New York is accessible by train from Washington.
  • George Washington arrived the day before.
  • She would go with him to Washington.
  • And how are things in Washington?
  • The President leaves Washington for Paris next month.
  • In Washington, no one knew what to expect.
  • There's a Swedish embassy in Washington D.C.
  • He is a clerk at the Bank of Washington.
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