Lindley
Americannoun
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John, 1799–1865, English botanist.
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a male or female given name.
Example Sentences
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He added: "I was born in Hindley and grew up in this area and I am angry."
From BBC • May 28, 2026
For the remainder of the film, Brontë’s character Hindley Earnshaw is subsumed into Mr. Earnshaw.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026
Since 2020 he had worked as a casual worker at Pound Bargains in Market Street, Hindley.
From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025
Mr Saadaoui, of Abram, Wigan; Bilel Saadaoui, of Hindley, Wigan; and Mr Hussein, of no fixed abode, deny the allegations.
From BBC • Oct. 8, 2025
He would have gone far oftener, but that he had a terror of Hindley Earnshaw's reputation, and shrank from encountering him.
From Emily Brontë by Robinson, A. Mary F. (Agnes Mary Frances)
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