Brahmins
[ (brah-minz) ]
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How to use Brahmins in a sentence
First the Brahmins held on tightly to power, and then the Irish Catholics fought their way in.
Once a refuge for Brahmins looking to blow off steam, today the group is known for its campy puns and campier costumes.
Jay Leno Wins Hasty Pudding Man of the Year Award | Samuel P. Jacobs | February 4, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTYet this time, a large number of victims belong to the swish set; the blasts have jolted these "Brahmins."
But that arch-fiend had been deserted by the majority of his followers, and he was babbling of suicide to his fellow Brahmins.
The Red Year | Louis TracyThe Brahmins observe the stars, and by their aid calculate the most fortunate day and even hour for the ceremony to take place.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida Pfeiffer
The Brahmins, greatly indignant at this, instigated the people to revolt, and they hastened in numerous crowds to the temple.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferWe met with several Brahmins busily engaged with calculations and written treatises.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferWith these instruments, the Brahmins made, and still make, their observations and calculations.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida Pfeiffer
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