early English

Example Sentences

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The name Welsh rarebit appeared much later, with early English cookbooks, such as Hannah Glasse's in 1747, using terms including Welsh rabbit and Scotch rabbit for similar cheese on toast recipes.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2025

One of the reasons for the increase: More paraprofessionals — also known as instructional assistants — are being hired to assist special education students and early English learners.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 1, 2023

Bishops have had seats in the chamber for centuries, dating to their status as landowners in the early English Parliament.

From New York Times • May 11, 2023

Popular understanding of Virginia’s native people comes from early English accounts, and Jamestown settlers were all about Powhatan, Pocahontas and the Indians along the James and York rivers.

From Washington Post • Nov. 21, 2018

All the early English colonizers of North America, including those who came for religious reasons, had sworn loyalty to the king of England.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz