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While the Cunninghams crossed the English Channel on a ferry to France, Kerri’s parents started chatting with an English family of tourists: the Stevenses.
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Colson Thayer, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Kent is a county in southeastern England on the coast of the English Channel just outside London.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
Modern marathon swimming was born in 1875, when Matthew Webb became the first person to successfully swim across the English Channel.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 30 July 2025
Baltimore ultramarathon swimmer and artist Katie Pumphrey has once again successfully navigated the English Channel, completing the 21-mile swim in 14 hours and 13 minutes on Wednesday.
—Mathew Schumer, Baltimore Sun, 30 July 2025
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Colson Thayer, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Kent is a county in southeastern England on the coast of the English Channel just outside London.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
Modern marathon swimming was born in 1875, when Matthew Webb became the first person to successfully swim across the English Channel.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 30 July 2025
Baltimore ultramarathon swimmer and artist Katie Pumphrey has once again successfully navigated the English Channel, completing the 21-mile swim in 14 hours and 13 minutes on Wednesday.
—Mathew Schumer, Baltimore Sun, 30 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for the English
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“The English.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20English. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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