Used in a Sentence

nebraska

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for nebraska.

Editorial note

Federal courts hear cases involving US law while Nebraska courts hear cases involving Nebraska law.

Examples17
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Capital: Lincoln. Largest city: Omaha.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of nebraska gathered in one view.

noun

A state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Capital: Lincoln. Largest city: Omaha.

noun

Several other places in the United States, named for the state or territory:

noun

A township in Livingston County, Illinois.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for nebraska.

noun

A state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Capital: Lincoln. Largest city: Omaha.

noun

Several other places in the United States, named for the state or territory:

noun

A township in Livingston County, Illinois.

noun

An unincorporated community in Jennings County, Indiana.

Example sentences

1

Federal courts hear cases involving US law while Nebraska courts hear cases involving Nebraska law.

2

In the meantime, every day you spend in Omaha, Nebraska instead of the Valley is probably costing you money.

3

You don't have to get Idaho to authorize your vacation and Nebraska to allow you transit.

4

So Nebraska writes its own laws and uses its own courts to enforce said laws which it decides the punishment for.

5

I believe Nebraska outright banned the teaching of German during those years.

6

I don't know where Biz Stone went to college, but his co-founder Evan Williams went to the University of Nebraska before making Blogger and Twitter.

7

Thus, we can conclude that by the same metric that the most successful civic and urban policies are employed in rural Nebraska and West Texas.

8

Why don't you move to a small town in Nebraska and pay all the Federal and State taxes as well as a 20% income tax, 10% property tax, 20% sales tax, etc.

9

The companies I know that went to Nebraska (or Idaho) pretty much had everything handed to them and they're not exactly states known for being big on protection of the middle and lower class.

10

To give one example the average annual wage for an entry level technician in Omaha, Nebraska is $36,784.32, with $61,195.93 to someone with five years experience and $73,401.73 to senior level (ten years) technicians.

Quote examples

1

Nebraska is in "most but not all", so I assume the shall issue issues were ironed out, as I vaguely recall.

2

However, said punishment has to follow the US Constitution - if it isn't federal court can "override" Nebraska law, but only if they are breaking the Constitution.

3

*take advantage" Yes, because my primary motivation for moving to Nebraska (from California) was to "take advantage".

4

"Most Americans live in the populated parts of the country in or near a city, not in rural Nevada or Nebraska" Yes, that's true...

Proper noun examples

1

That's like saying that Texas is the best state in the United States except Colorado, Washington, and Nebraska.

2

I remember seeing an old railroad map with stops at all these small towns in Nebraska.

3

It's not surprising that there are no contributions from Nebraska.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use nebraska in a sentence?

Federal courts hear cases involving US law while Nebraska courts hear cases involving Nebraska law.

What does nebraska mean?

A state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Capital: Lincoln. Largest city: Omaha.

What part of speech is nebraska?

nebraska is commonly used as noun.