Britain

Example Sentences

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We came into government, recognising Britain faced a new era of threat which demanded a new era for defence.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Unyielding Royalists, who called themselves Cavaliers, immigrated in large numbers to Virginia as refugees during the period of Puritan rule in Britain in the 1640s and ’50s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

A new study led by researchers at Curtin University offers fresh insight into one of Stonehenge's most enduring mysteries: how a massive stone made its way across Britain to become part of the famous monument.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

He also infuriated colleagues in the coalition government, the British press reported, proposing a stream of unconventional ideas: scrapping maternity leave, abolishing job centers, even buying cloud-bursting technology so Britain would have more sunshine.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

As one would expect, the word caught on more rapidly in North America than in Britain, where scientists continued to have a classical education.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton