Blighty

Example Sentences

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The contrast he sought to draw with a gloomy Blighty was not subtle.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2024

Not far away is an earlier housing development that is even more redolent of Blighty: Foxhall Village.

From Washington Post • Nov. 19, 2022

Many folks come here from Blighty to break into America and give up if it doesn’t happen in a year or two.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2022

They’ve faced teams from dear old Blighty five times in knock-out European competition.

From The Guardian • Feb. 21, 2017

Behind was Blighty, with its greatness and its—sawdust.

From Cavalry of the Clouds by Bott, Alan