Abernathy

[ ab-er-nath-ee ]

/ ˈæb ərˌnæθ i /

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noun

Ralph (David), 1926–90, U.S. clergyman and civil rights leader.

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How to use Abernathy in a sentence

The bill has bipartisan support but, like everything else in the package, is far from certain, Abernathy says.
The Key Role a Local Newspaper Played in the Trial Over Ahmaud Arbery's Murder|Janell Ross/Brunswick, Ga.|November 30, 2021|Time
Abernathy’s research has identified a total of 1,800 communities that became what she calls news deserts between 2005 and early 2020.
The Key Role a Local Newspaper Played in the Trial Over Ahmaud Arbery's Murder|Janell Ross/Brunswick, Ga.|November 30, 2021|Time
The Rev. Ralph David Abernathy revealed before his death that King had made a pass at him years before.
Ron Paul on MLK|David Frum|January 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Documented on tape: a sexual relationship between King and his fellow Christian minister, Ralph David Abernathy.
Ron Paul on MLK|David Frum|January 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST

The first producing wells were drilled between 1900 and 1902 (Jewett and Abernathy, 1945:24).
Fishes of Chautauqua, Cowley and Elk Counties, Kansas|Artie L. Metcalf
Yes, certainly, this was the next day that Hosty was out with Abernathy.
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
I saw Crayton Abernathy, a overseer, whip a woman in the cotton patch on Doc.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 2|Work Projects Administration
You follow this trail right down this ridge and you will come to Ira Abernathy's.
The Adventures of Two Alabama Boys|H. J. Crumpton and Washington Bryan Crumpton
A big crowd of rooters had come over from Hartford to whoop things up for Abernathy's men.
Frank Merriwell's Reward|Burt L. Standish