butcher
Example Sentences
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Not long after that, Hughie realizes Butcher also needs to be laid low to prevent more suffering.
From Salon • May 24, 2026
Lidia Butcher gives a toolbox and worktable her two sons used to Chelsea Ward for her 17-month-old son.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
Butcher was jailed for 13 years but after his release in 2020, he was allowed to move back to Chiseldon, near Swindon in Wiltshire, where Ms King was living.
From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026
He attended the University of California, Los Angeles, briefly, before returning to Riverside to work at Butcher Boy, whose customers included the McDonald brothers’ burger joint in nearby San Bernardino.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025
One was for Miss Lark’s friends and relations, and the other for the Butcher and the Baker and the Milkman.
From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers
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