brolly
Example Sentences
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It has been affectionately named "space brolly" for its giant 12m diameter antenna which expands outwards.
From BBC
"We had brollies and I wore my dress under a coat," she adds.
From BBC
"Then I bought a brolly from Amazon which said it was waterproof and was lace and was really small and I just thought yeah that's the cherry on top."
From BBC
And remember, back in March there was bromance under a shared brolly when Rishi Sunak headed to Paris, for what he described as an "entente renewed" and the President said was a "reunion".
From BBC
As the downpour caused the umbrella crop to sprout, the wind caused pedestrians to tighten grips on their hats and hoods as well as those brollies.
From Washington Post
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