Kent
James, 1763–1847, U.S. jurist.
Rock·well [rok-wel, -wuhl], /ˈrɒkˌwɛl, -wəl/, 1882–1971, U.S. illustrator and painter.
William, 1685–1748, English painter, architect, and landscape gardener.
a county in SE England. 1,442 sq. mi. (3,735 sq. km).
an ancient English kingdom in SE Great Britain.
a city in NE Ohio.
a town in central Washington.
a male given name: from the Old English name of a county in England.
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How to use Kent in a sentence
But Kent will not let us off the familiar horror hook so easily.
Kent herself has said the movie is about parenting, the unsayable extremes of what mothers can feel.
Following her upbringing at Chartwell, the Churchill family home in Kent, Mary Soames, according to Emma Soames, had “a good war.”
Churchill’s Secret Treasures for Sale: A British PM’s Life on the Auction Block | Tom Teodorczuk | December 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTComments like these are precisely the reason Kent finds, and I suspect we all find, storytelling to be invaluable.
‘The Babadook’ Is the Best (and Most Sincere) Horror Movie of the Year | Samuel Fragoso | November 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTExploring the pangs of this tumultuous relationship is what most attracted Kent to this project.
‘The Babadook’ Is the Best (and Most Sincere) Horror Movie of the Year | Samuel Fragoso | November 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
A traveler coming, wet and cold, into a country ale-house on the coast of Kent, found the fire completely blockaded.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousWhole fleets of boats with illicit cargoes had been passing and repassing between Kent and Picardy.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayIt netted Scattergood a pleasant profit, and Kent got the full equivalent of his money.
Scattergood Baines | Clarence Budington KellandI had seen such cottages in Kent and in Devonshire, but in no other part of the world.
I Kent it was gaun on a' the time; but like mony mair I hae Kent, a manager's favor was mair to me than the honor o' a wife.
The Underworld | James C. Welsh
British Dictionary definitions for kent (1 of 3)
/ (kɛnt) /
a past tense and past participle of ken
British Dictionary definitions for Kent (2 of 3)
/ (kɛnt) /
a county of SE England, on the English Channel: the first part of Great Britain to be colonized by the Romans; one of the seven kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England until absorbed by Wessex in the 9th century ad . Apart from the Downs it is mostly low-lying and agricultural, specializing in fruit and hops. The Medway towns of Rochester and Gillingham became an independent unitary authority in 1998. Administrative centre: Maidstone. Pop (excluding Medway): 1 348 800 (2003 est). Area (excluding Medway): 3526 sq km (1361 sq miles)
British Dictionary definitions for Kent (3 of 3)
/ (kɛnt) /
William. ?1685–1748, English architect, landscape gardener, and interior designer
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