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

Our favorite ex-royals book it out of Old Blighty in search of fairer shores in the new ripped-from-the-headlines TV movie “Harry & Meghan: Escaping the Palace.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2021

It’s late afternoon over here in Blighty; it’s going to be a long night.

From The Guardian • Jun. 17, 2021

The smooth-running train sped northward from the Somme battlefield, and we betted on each man's chances of being sent to Blighty.

From Cavalry of the Clouds by Bott, Alan