Benares
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The court heard they had been in contact prior to the Annabel's incident, including for lunch meetings at Benares and the Beaverbrook Town House five-star hotel.
From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026
Now, Benares has about 10 lunch orders a day, down from 100.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 13, 2021
Nearby, Aankit Malhotra took over Indian restaurant Benares with his brother in 2019.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 13, 2021
Dying while in Benares, it is said, will release a Hindu from the cycle of reincarnation, and Taseer discovers an industry of death that’s alive and well in the city.
From The New Yorker • Mar. 30, 2019
At Benares station, Sonia asks her father to buy her a slice of jack- fruit, which makes her lips itch unbearably, then swell to three times their size.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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