Carrington
Britishnoun
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Dora, known as Carrington . 1893–1932, British painter, engraver, and letter writer; a member of the Bloomsbury Group
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Peter ( Alexander Rupert ), 6th Baron. born 1919, British Conservative politician: secretary of state for defence (1970–74); foreign secretary (1979–82); secretary general of NATO (1984–88)
Example Sentences
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On Saturday, Cunningham found herself on the other end of a hard foul from Chicago Sky guard DiJonai Carrington.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
After officials reviewed the footage, Ms. Carrington was called for a flagrant foul and ejected from the game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Ms. Carrington is black and Ms. Cunningham is white, but the irony is that race isn’t even the most divisive issue here.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
The foul was upgraded to a flagrant two foul after review and Carrington was automatically ejected from the match after scoring eight points in four minutes from the bench.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
When there was important area news— disasters like floods or tornadoes—or sometimes if she came across little stories that seemed cute or original, Alice would call the station news manager in Carrington.
From "Frindle" by Andrew Clements
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