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
  • It's been just a tremendous loser for this country.
    Bonnie Bolden, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
  • An independent commission to investigate the attacks held 19 days of public hearings, reviewed 2.5 million pages of documents, interviewed more than 1,200 people in 10 different countries and produced a 567-page document.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In my hometown, there is a bakery that employs autistic people.
    Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Sick of the ancient one with your hometown mascot or college name on it?
    Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • With notes of spruce, musk, amber, and vetiver, The Cottage candle has a cozy woody vibe that will remind you of an old country store just before a winter snowstorm.
    Amanda Lauren, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
  • On Sunday, March 9, Littrell's son, Baylee Littrell, auditioned to be a contestant on Season 23 of American Idol, marking a monumental moment for the 22-year-old country singer.
    Kayla Grant, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025

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

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