Braddock

[ brad-uh k ]

/ ˈbræd ək /

Edward,1695–1755, British general in America.

a city in SW Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh: the site of General Braddock's defeat by the French and Indians 1755.

Example sentences from the Web for braddock

The mayors who turned around the world's cocaine capital ( Medellin) and a dying steel town ( Braddock, Pennsylvania).

The Reboot Begins |Randall Lane |October 23, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Talk with the mayor who brings an Ivy League mind and tattooed arms to save Braddock, Pennsylvania.

Live Chat with John Fetterman |The Daily Beast |October 14, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Besides, Fetterman says, the newcomers aren't about to push anyone out of Braddock who hasn't left already.

Mayor of Inspiration |Samuel P. Jacobs |October 10, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Fetterman first came to Braddock in 2001 as an AmeriCorps volunteer.

Mayor of Inspiration |Samuel P. Jacobs |October 10, 2010 |DAILY BEAST

He thinks of reinventing Braddock similarly, trying anything to get creative types to plant roots.

Mayor of Inspiration |Samuel P. Jacobs |October 10, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
General Braddock apprehended difficulty in procuring wagons and horses sufficient to attend him in his march.

The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving |Washington Irving
"Very interesting; most interesting," fussed Braddock, stretching out his hand.

The Green Mummy |Fergus Hume
Relations of Franklin and his son to Braddock expedition, 177.

Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) |Wiliam Cabell Bruce
Despite the intensity of his agonies, Braddock still persisted in the exercise of his authority and the fulfilment of his duties.

The Great Events by Famous Historians, v. 13 |Various
He was with Braddock, and after that affair hurried up here to see fighting on the lakes.

With Wolfe in Canada |G. A. Henty