Victorian
Example Sentences
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"I think we've struggled in the west to have honest, sincere, discussions about death. Our western denial of death has been very Victorian," he said.
From BBC
The plaintive observation, ascribed to the early Victorian British Prime Minister Viscount Melbourne about the acerbically self-confident historian Thomas Babington Macaulay, remains the motto of the thoughtfully skeptical man through the ages.
The hotel, a short walk from world-renowned museums, is formed of conjoined Victorian townhouses with British and Irish flags displayed out front.
"This won't solve every problem, but it's an immediate step to help Victorians right now," she said.
From BBC
The fire on Sunday 8 March, which began in a vape shop on Union Street, destroyed a Victorian building at the junction with Gordon Street, with only the façade left standing.
From BBC
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