Big Ben
Example Sentences
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Two weeks before the show, young seamstresses were crocheting floral motifs in mohair and Japanese metallic thread at a south London studio overlooking the Thames river and Big Ben.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
Meanwhile, the Met Police has warned people not to try to go to the Mayor of London's fireworks event, centred around the London Eye and Big Ben, as tickets have sold out.
From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025
The Elizabeth Tower is one of London's best-known landmarks and is often known as Big Ben - although that's actually the name of the bell that produces the famous bongs.
From BBC • Sep. 3, 2025
Heard Island, though, is barren, icy and completely uninhabited - home to Australia's largest and only active volcano, Big Ben, and mostly covered by glaciers.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2025
The only sounds in the kitchen are our Big Ben clock chiming the half hour and the incinerator roaring four floors below.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
