bolter
Britishnoun
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an outsider in a contest or race
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history an escaped convict; bushranger
Example Sentences
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Idaho Gov. Brad Little ordered United States and Idaho flags to be lowered to half-staff in honor of Bolter.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 21, 2024
Upside: Noting that the show’s young hero was raised in a blighted “quarantine zone,” Bolter says, “Ellie’s seeing sunsets for the first time.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2023
"Mum loved life and chocolate," said daughter Gill Bolter, 61, from Cardiff.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2023
The riverbed in the Bolter Valley was slick with a ribbon of ice.
From New York Times • May 19, 2022
“Forgive him?” said Mrs Bolter; “I was always suspicious of these expeditions.”
From One Maid's Mischief by Fenn, George Manville
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