Britain

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

West's European comeback tour had already provoked controversy prior to the furore in Britain.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Reedie was an international badminton player, representing Great Britain in the 1960s, and subsequently led the Scottish Badminton Union.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

The Pennsylvanischer Staatsbote probably learned that the Continental Congress had severed ties with Great Britain from a source in the shop of John Dunlap, who had a contract to print the body’s resolutions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

In 2015, a lawyer said Antonov had fled Britain because he feared for his life.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The end of the separatists’ war for independence from Britain led to a new set of circumstances for Indigenous peoples.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz