Showing results for Grey-Thompson. Search instead for Kay+Thompson.

Grey-Thompson

British

/ ˈɡreɪˈtɒmpsən /

noun

Tanni ( Carys Davina ) Baroness. born 1969, British wheelchair athlete; won eleven gold medals in wheelchair racing in the Paralympic Games (1988–2004); a crossbench peer in the House of Lords since 2010

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Baroness Grey-Thompson also recalled other incidents where the wheels of her racing chair were damaged, and an airline "immediately jumped to replacing them" with a more expensive set.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

"This bill does present a significant opportunity to do something very different for disabled people," Baroness Grey-Thompson added.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Baroness Grey-Thompson, who opposes the bill, said peers had been scrutinising the bill line by line and it was a "red herring" to criticise the number of amendments tabled.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Last week former Paralympian Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson published a set of recommendations after leading a UK government-commissioned review looking at how airline and airport staff support disabled passengers.

From BBC • Jul. 26, 2025

Reflecting on the review's findings, Baroness Grey-Thompson told Radio Wales Breakfast that they found "six or seven different types of training" at one airport, meaning it could be very confusing.

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2025

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023