Galesburg

[ geylz-burg ]

/ ˈgeɪlz bɜrg /

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noun

a city in NW Illinois.

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How to use Galesburg in a sentence

In a long speech at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, on Wednesday afternoon, President Obama presented a few new proposals.
Obama Pivots to Economy in Lengthy Speech|Sarah Langs|July 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
They telegraphed to Dubuque, but he had doubled down toward Galesburg.
The Golden Censer|John McGovern
He is still living on a farm near Galesburg, Illinois, and is in the eighty-second year of his age.
McClure's Magazine, Volume VI, No. 3. February 1896|Various
I shall ever gratefully recollect Galesburg as a spot of especial interest, as the place of the meeting of the old brigade.
Speeches of Benjamin Harrison|Benjamin Harrison

We expected to travel on a freight-train that was due in Galesburg about nine o'clock.
Tramping with Tramps|Josiah Flynt
Comrades—The object of my visit to Galesburg was this meeting which we are to have now.
Speeches of Benjamin Harrison|Benjamin Harrison