champaign

Example Sentences

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I have a roster of great wines that start around $7 or $8 and go to $13 -- my limit, unless it's champaign.

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2017

The newly engaged couple appeared on Fox 5’s “Good Day DC” Monday morning, where the staff feted them with cake and champaign.

From Washington Times • Nov. 2, 2015

In November came the U.S. invasion of North Africa and a sudden, inordinate drain on Eastern oil stocks; as the North African champaign became more complicated, the drain increased.

From Time Magazine Archive

And all the country north of the house, open champaign, sandy feildes, very dry and pleasant for all kindes of recreation, huntinge, and hawkinge, and profitable for tillage....

From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 2, July, 1893 by Various

This was a champaign country, and well inhabited.

From A Narrative of the expedition of Hernando de Soto into Florida published at Evora in 1557 by A Gentleman of Elvas [pseud.]