Blyton
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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It's a slightly retro-image, with autumn colours and Enid Blyton shorts, taken in woodland in Norfolk and showing Prince William kissing Catherine.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2025
Emmy-winning Fleabag actress and writer Waller-Bridge took on her first action role in the character of Helena, described by the Guardian's review as "a naughty Enid Blyton heroine".
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2023
On Friday, Harvey is premiering “The Famous Five” at Theater Clwyd, a new musical based on a series of children’s books by the English author Enid Blyton that features a puppet dog.
From New York Times ● Sep. 20, 2022
To recognise racism in canonical authors like Blyton and Campbell is not to advocate for a Year Zero approach, blitzing the literary canon until only good-hearted, liberal authors remain.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 3, 2019
My unborn daughter waved at me, and my two sons hopped up and down, and a drill sergeant named Blyton sneered and shot up a finger and shook his head.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
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