Bradshaw

/ (ˈbrædˌʃɔː) /

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noun

a British railway timetable, published annually from 1839 to 1961

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Word Origin for Bradshaw

C19: named after its original publisher, George Bradshaw (1801–53)

Words nearby Bradshaw

Bradlaugh, Bradley, Bradley Fighting Vehicle, Bradley, Omar, Bradman, Bradshaw, bradsot, Bradstreet, Brady, bradyarrhythmia, bradyarthria

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How to use Bradshaw in a sentence

“We can blame Carrie Bradshaw for this,” says Shaunaq Arora, half-joking; his sigh tinged with the cloudy breath of his Gauloises.
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“Carrie Bradshaw was so pivotal in creating the allure of the New York City woman,” Arora says.
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Bradshaw once said after realizing she had no assets while attempting to get a loan from the bank.
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I try one final time to ascertain with Bradshaw what is in the ejaculatory mix.
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"Bradshaw and McBeal in particular stand out from the other women of their time because of their sheer rawness," Nisita writes.
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And in the incredibly small and incredibly dirty fastness of the stationmaster, they indeed found a Bradshaw.
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At the station the head porter received their inquiry for a Bradshaw with a dull stare and a shake of the head.
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Bradshaw pointed out that the type used for the printing of the Oratio appears to be quite new.
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We speak of a Bradshaw and a Baedeker to describe the best-known of all railway guides and guide-books.
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He rose hastily, took a Bradshaw from the shelf, and rapidly turned over the leaves; but as he did so the lamp went out.
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