firth

Example Sentences

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A sheep spotted at the foot of steep cliffs on the shores of a Scottish firth has been dubbed Britain's loneliest sheep.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2023

On the distant horizon was a cluster of faint street lights, a small town hunkered on the far side of the firth.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 6, 2020

After a slow start County went on to dominate with Ivan Sproule scoring his firth goal in as many starts to give County the lead 11 minutes from the break.

From The Guardian • Feb. 23, 2013

The firth is a 20-mile- long, eight-mile-wide strip of water dividing the islands with the mainland.

From BusinessWeek • Jul. 5, 2011

White Harbor’s walls of whitewashed stone rose before them, on the eastern shore where the White Knife plunged into die firth.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin