lyra

Example Sentences

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Sheen said his middle daughter Lyra, six, had started shouting "Michael Sheen is here!" when they are out as a family.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

The judge in the Lyra McKee murder trial has dismissed a defence application that there is no case to answer.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

Sir Philip, author of the hugely popular novels about Lyra Silvertongue, the heroine of His Dark Materials and The Book of Dust trilogies, thinks writers should be compensated.

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2025

Mrs Corner said she hopes that the award, which she described as "more important than ever", will ensure that future generations remember Lyra.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025

Alice had propped herself inside the bow, with her knees up over the front seat, so as to make her body and arms a cradle for Lyra.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman