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Examples of brothel in a Sentence
the district is infamous for its brothels and drug dealers
Recent Examples of brothel from the Web
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Since his separation from Princess Caroline in 2009, he has been seen with several young women, including a former nightclub dancer from Romania who modeled for brothels in Austria in 2010.
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Specifically, a mob-connected, smartass brothel owner is battling with a local politician.
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Scenes in which exposition is delivered in one brothel or another, for example, have been pared back.
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For one thing, the former Miami Heat center’s hard-partying ways almost killed him two years ago when he was found unconscious in a Las Vegas brothel.
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This set, built in a period house, is the Covenant Garden living room of brothel owner Margaret Wells (Samantha Morton).
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The carmaker’s compliance systems have faced scrutiny ever since the revelation about 10 years ago that worker representatives had visited brothels at the company’s expense.
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This will involve getting seduced by his friend's mother and a brothel.
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Krzemein advertised the brothel on backpage.com, a classifieds website that has come under fire because pimps and prostitutes have advertised on the site.
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Origin and Etymology of brothel
Middle English, worthless fellow, prostitute, from brothen, past participle of brethen to waste away, go to ruin, from Old English brēothan to waste away; akin to Old English brēotan to break — more at brittle
BROTHEL Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of brothel for English Language Learners
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: a building in which prostitutes are available
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