Examples of the English in a Sentence
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Five days earlier, on August 19, 1942, in the waters of the English Channel, troops from the Allied nations prepared small vessels offshore to conduct a raid on the beaches of Dieppe, France.
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Rachel Lance, WIRED, 16 Apr. 2024
Recently, workers wrapped up a year-long project to install 438 solar panels on the English Gothic church’s roof.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024
Thanks to Burton’s affecting performance, Leamas’ downward spiral feels all too real as he’s manipulated by the English and East Germans in equal, heartless measure.
—Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 5 Apr. 2024
For those that can afford them, the large villas at Whitmore Heath offer the tranquillity of the countryside within striking distance of urban centers like Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford, an hour’s drive north of Birmingham, the largest city in the English Midlands.
—Stephen Castle, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Louie now joins past winners of the competition, including Crash the Rescue Cat (2023), Annie Rose the Therapy Dog (2022), Betty the Frog (2021), Lieutenant Dan the Treeing Walker Coonhound (2020) and Henri the English Bulldog (2019).
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2024
Some hedgerows — usually anchored by hawthorns planted close to one another — are centuries old, and organizations like the English Hedgerow Trust exist solely to protect them.
—Kate Morgan, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024
Earlier this week, French rescue services said one person had died and two were missing after attempting to cross the English Channel, the stretch of water that separates England and France.
—Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 1 Mar. 2024
On February 23, more than 10,000 residents were asked to leave their homes for several hours as a military convoy removed the explosive from the Keyham neighborhood of Plymouth, a city in southwest England on the English Channel.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024
Rachel Lance, WIRED, 16 Apr. 2024
Recently, workers wrapped up a year-long project to install 438 solar panels on the English Gothic church’s roof.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024
Thanks to Burton’s affecting performance, Leamas’ downward spiral feels all too real as he’s manipulated by the English and East Germans in equal, heartless measure.
—Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 5 Apr. 2024
For those that can afford them, the large villas at Whitmore Heath offer the tranquillity of the countryside within striking distance of urban centers like Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford, an hour’s drive north of Birmingham, the largest city in the English Midlands.
—Stephen Castle, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Louie now joins past winners of the competition, including Crash the Rescue Cat (2023), Annie Rose the Therapy Dog (2022), Betty the Frog (2021), Lieutenant Dan the Treeing Walker Coonhound (2020) and Henri the English Bulldog (2019).
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2024
Some hedgerows — usually anchored by hawthorns planted close to one another — are centuries old, and organizations like the English Hedgerow Trust exist solely to protect them.
—Kate Morgan, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024
Earlier this week, French rescue services said one person had died and two were missing after attempting to cross the English Channel, the stretch of water that separates England and France.
—Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 1 Mar. 2024
On February 23, more than 10,000 residents were asked to leave their homes for several hours as a military convoy removed the explosive from the Keyham neighborhood of Plymouth, a city in southwest England on the English Channel.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024
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