Laredo

[ luh-rey-doh ]

/ ləˈreɪ doʊ /

a city in S Texas, on the Rio Grande.

Example sentences from the Web for laredo

What about the fact that, well, some business owners would rather live on the Lower East Side than Laredo?

Rick Perry Is Coming for Your Job |David Freedlander |April 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Turned out, I found out later, Z-40 had a weak point: his baby born in some hospital in the United States, likely in Laredo.

On the Hunt for Treviño Morales, Zetas Leader |Alfredo Corchado |August 6, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
“There is too much violence,” said Gonzalez, at a campaign rally Sunday for a U.S. candidate in downtown Laredo.

Mexico Voters Come Out to Elect a New President Despite Drug Violence |Teresa Puente |July 2, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
He retired and moved to Laredo, Texas, around the time the violence started to explode in 2004, under President Vicente Fox.

Mexico Voters Come Out to Elect a New President Despite Drug Violence |Teresa Puente |July 2, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

Project Gunrunner began in Laredo, Texas, in 2005 and was expanded in 2006.

What Is Operation Fast and Furious? 11 Questions & Answers |Matthew DeLuca |June 21, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
On the twenty-ninth of August, 1559, he arrived off the port of Laredo.

History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain. |William H. Prescott
In ten minutes the train was off again for Laredo, the end of the road.

Roads of Destiny |O. Henry
Isabel, there seem to have been troops at Laredo and soldiers from Matamoros crossed the river.

The War With Mexico, Volume I (of 2) |Justin H. Smith
You see they're kin to my Laredo wife, me an' Ed both marryin' into the same tribe.

Faro Nell and Her Friends |Alfred Henry Lewis
From Laredo to San Antonio was a long run, attended by nothing of interest.

A Soldier in the Philippines |Needom N. Freeman

Laredo

/ (ləˈreɪdəʊ) /

a city in the US, in Texas, on the Mexican border: founded by the Spanish in 1755 on the Rio Grande. Pop: 197 488 (2003 est)