Examples of Colonel Blimp in a Sentence
felt like a Colonel Blimp when it came to how his grandchildren communicated with each other
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Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Colonel Blimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Colonel%20Blimp. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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