historian
Example Sentences
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The impish English historian hosts a two-part series on the revolution and her own nation’s blunders during the conflict.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
"It lays out not just the types of dishes to be prepared, but also their weight and quality. These standards are still followed strictly," says historian Taqui.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
In only a few volumes Alan Allport has become the historian of Britain at war.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
But Lord Roberts, a historian, has argued the Earl Marshal and the Lord Great Chamberlain should be allowed to keep their hereditary seats in the Lords.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
“Call it no more the White City on the Lake,” wrote Sir Walter Besant, the English historian and novelist, in Cosmopolitan, “it is Dreamland.”
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.