Alfie
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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For all of this weekend's games, he takes on Tottenham fan Alfie Watts, co-host of the Race Across the World: The Detour visual podcast.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
The big draw on the Bath v Saracens undercard was host's number eight Alfie Barbeary taking on Bordeaux-Begles-bound Tom Willis, who he will replace in North London next season.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
Then he secretly purchases a passel of tortoises; constructs a long-handled grabber; leans down from his balcony; extracts Alfie; and, each week, substitutes a slightly heavier impostor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
Alfie is a pet tortoise who lives on Mrs. Silver’s balcony.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
With Alfie on one side and Nero on the other, he was leafing through Lassie, studying the pictures.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
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