Examples of the British in a Sentence
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Instances of long-term sickness among women have spiked 48% in the last five years, an astonishing rise that accounts for the majority of the overall increase in long-term sickness across the British labor force.
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Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 13 May 2024
Wickham is perhaps best known for being the choreographer behind the winning performance in the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest, when the British pop group Bucks Fizz ripped off their skirts on stage (and were wearing shorter skirts underneath).
—Chantelle Lee, TIME, 12 May 2024
Always the maverick with an eye on the long-game, Rolex only supplied a limited number of watches to the British military and otherwise marched forward with innovations for the civilian market.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 11 May 2024
There are surely algorithmic reasons for the British miniseries’ meteoric rise to the top of the Netflix charts, but in this week’s Catch Up, editor Matt Brennan grapples with the artistic reasons why it’s drawn viewers in — and takes issue with one of the most frequently cited.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
As The Hollywood Reporter previously reported, The Office creator Daniels opened up a development room in early January to explore a new series that will be set in the same universe as the former NBC hit (itself a take on the British Gervais comedy).
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 May 2024
Back then, Kolkata was Calcutta—the second city of the British empire and a fulcrum of its financial endeavors around the world.
—Diya Kohli, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2024
On the unseasonably hot Friday morning of December 4, 1812, the 193-ton brig Isabella prepared to depart from Port Jackson Harbor in the British convict colony of New South Wales, in what is now Australia.
—Eric Jay Dolin, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2024
By Anna Gordon April 30, 2024 7:42 AM EDT
Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, became the first member of the British royal family to visit Ukraine since Russia launched its full scale invasion of the country in February 2022.
—Anna Gordon, TIME, 30 Apr. 2024
Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 13 May 2024
Wickham is perhaps best known for being the choreographer behind the winning performance in the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest, when the British pop group Bucks Fizz ripped off their skirts on stage (and were wearing shorter skirts underneath).
—Chantelle Lee, TIME, 12 May 2024
Always the maverick with an eye on the long-game, Rolex only supplied a limited number of watches to the British military and otherwise marched forward with innovations for the civilian market.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 11 May 2024
There are surely algorithmic reasons for the British miniseries’ meteoric rise to the top of the Netflix charts, but in this week’s Catch Up, editor Matt Brennan grapples with the artistic reasons why it’s drawn viewers in — and takes issue with one of the most frequently cited.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
As The Hollywood Reporter previously reported, The Office creator Daniels opened up a development room in early January to explore a new series that will be set in the same universe as the former NBC hit (itself a take on the British Gervais comedy).
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 May 2024
Back then, Kolkata was Calcutta—the second city of the British empire and a fulcrum of its financial endeavors around the world.
—Diya Kohli, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2024
On the unseasonably hot Friday morning of December 4, 1812, the 193-ton brig Isabella prepared to depart from Port Jackson Harbor in the British convict colony of New South Wales, in what is now Australia.
—Eric Jay Dolin, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2024
By Anna Gordon April 30, 2024 7:42 AM EDT
Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, became the first member of the British royal family to visit Ukraine since Russia launched its full scale invasion of the country in February 2022.
—Anna Gordon, TIME, 30 Apr. 2024
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“The British.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20British. Accessed 17 May. 2024.
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