Blighty

chiefly British

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of Blighty This suggests affection for Scorsese’s western ran wide but not deep among the Blighty contingent, consistent with their history of only embracing films about America’s racial ills when they’re directed by Brits. Vulture, 19 Jan. 2024 According to The Associated Press, more than 29,000 people have hit the shores of Blighty this year on small boats, after over 46,000 last year. Adam Shaw, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2023 Taylor Tomlinson will host After Midnight, the show that is replacing The Late Late Show now that James Corden has scarpered off to old Blighty. Vulture, 1 Nov. 2023 Indeed, Blighty’s inward investment drum has been beating long and loudly with a focus on studios and streamers, who drove a majority of the U.K.’s near £5 billion ($6 billion) of qualifying film and High End TV productions in 2022. Angus Finney, Variety, 30 Oct. 2023 To really hammer home how far old Blighty has come, Netflix cut a trailer with voice over by Claire Foy, Olivia Colman and Imelda Staunton as every version of Queen Elizabeth II the show has deployed. Vulture, 9 Oct. 2023 The big event might be over in Old Blighty, but don’t feel forlorn, royal-lovers. Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 6 May 2023 Not far away is an earlier housing development that is even more redolent of Blighty: Foxhall Village. John Kelly, Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Blighty
Noun
  • The Republican president earlier told reporters that the U.S. was soon preparing to send letters to different countries, informing them of the new tariff rate his administration would impose on them.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 28 June 2025
  • Globally, several countries are reportedly considering nationwide bans on cellphones during school hours.
    Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • The lineup includes a hometown show at Los Angeles’ Kia Forum and a stop at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, before concluding on Nov. 25 in Detroit, MI.
    Thania Garcia, Variety, 23 June 2025
  • The Cowboy Carter Tour now heads to Houston, where Beyoncé is scheduled to perform two hometown shows starting on June 28.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • So much of our growth is on the outward fringes, like far north Fort Worth, where old country roads can’t handle all our suburban SUVs.
    Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2025
  • It’s also called Ghost Riders in the Sky, a reference to an old country song about phantom cowboys galloping after demon cattle.
    Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025

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“Blighty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Blighty. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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