borstal

Example Sentences

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“We know Ron is struggling,” said Lamonde, of the Borstal Boys.

From Washington Times • Mar. 20, 2021

An angry young man runs cross country on his own terms at the British reform school Borstal.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2020

Kiely told the story of Irish republican and writer Brendan Behan whose autobiography, Borstal Boy, was banned in Ireland.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2016

Eventually the actors came up with an idea for a film; something about the lives they led and a lad they'd known who broke out of Borstal.

From The Guardian • Jun. 3, 2010

Up on the stage with Gilbert Swinyard's dad were Gwendolin Bendincks, the vicar's wife, and Kit Harris, the Borstal teacher, who lives up the bridleway with his dogs.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell