Alfie
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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
He opted to head back to Belgium to train, rather than remain in the club accommodation he shared with, among others, now Bath number eight Alfie Barbeary.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026
"I said, for me, this is an emergency - I don't want to get stuck in the academy house in Coventry, I'm leaving tomorrow. I told Alfie, 'Sorry, it's really not negotiable!'"
From BBC • Feb. 26, 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
Surely he should be allowed to keep Alfie.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
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