woolsack

Example Sentences

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She will chair her first session from the woolsack on 5 September.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2011

Baroness Hayman chairs debates in the Upper Chamber from the traditional woolsack, offers advice on procedural matters and acts as ambassador for the work of the House.

From BBC • Apr. 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

I am utterly convinced you would have ended your days on the woolsack.

From Airy Fairy Lilian by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton (AKA Duchess)