Bovril
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Sticking with the drinks theme established by Perrier, but more suited to a London climate, the first promotion was for Bovril.
From BBC • Nov. 18, 2022
A meat extract that had understandably changed its name from Johnston's Fluid Beef, Bovril was the first brand to use neon lights.
From BBC • Nov. 18, 2022
Other lies were totally legal: The beef extract Bovril was marketing itself in U.S. newspapers as a potential cure for the flu, noting that “its bodybuilding powers were … needed to fight the influenza epidemic.”
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2020
This should ensure the event is not a financial disaster, as will the price of the wretched stadium food: not very hot dog + not very hot Bovril = £8.50.
From The Guardian • Aug. 12, 2017
She emptied and sluiced the bedpans, swept and polished floors, made cocoa and Bovril, fetched and carried—and was delivered from introspection.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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