hood

Example Sentences

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Mangione has been hailed by some on social media as a modern Robin Hood, fighting against a rigged system on behalf of working people.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

One company told Hood County commissioners it could potentially increase the county’s tax base anywhere from $5 billion to $20 billion.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

“I was elected by the people to represent their opinion,” Kevin Andrews, a Hood County commissioner who has lived in the county for two decades, said in an interview.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

He pointed to a 1999 state law granting Hood County’ special powers to protect the watershed feeding Lake Granbury and the Brazos River in unincorporated areas.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Lee considered him a fine tactician, and more than that, Hood was a man you listened to.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara