woolsack
Example Sentences
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At the end of her final day on the woolsack on Wednesday there was a break with usual Lords etiquette as she was cheered and clapped as business for the day ended.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2011
Baroness Hayman chairs debates from the traditional woolsack, offers advice on procedural matters and acts as an ambassador for the work of the House.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2011
At Wembley, he should sit on a woolsack.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 24, 2010
From the overstuffed red woolsack,* the Lord Chancellor announced the vote: "184 lords are content, 193 lords are not content."
From Time Magazine Archive
A woolsack still covered his head and shoulders.
From A Struggle for Rome, Vol. 2 (of 3) by Dahn, Felix
