Balliol
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Balliol authorities seemed not to find this amusing, even with the coy little hyphens.
From Washington Post • Feb. 20, 2020
Protesters waving European flags even gathered outside Balliol College, Mr. Johnson’s alma mater at Oxford.
From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2019
Like Johnson, he is a product of both Eton and Balliol College, at the University of Oxford.
From The New Yorker • Jun. 19, 2019
All-male teams and all-male finals - such as last year's contest between Balliol College Oxford and Wolfson College Cambridge - have been criticised by the likes of historian and broadcaster Mary Beard.
From BBC • Aug. 28, 2018
John Balliol, perhaps, that’s a good ironic name, the miserable Scottish king William Wallace lost his life defending.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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