Example Sentences

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"I view Britishness as a nationality and Englishness as an ethnicity," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

I don’t think American people are put off by Britishness — I don’t think the music is too crazy for them to get it.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

The market for buying Britishness isn't just helping Adam's tutoring business, it's given rise to businesses such as Laura Windsor's Etiquette Academy.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025

And yet the band’s legacy remains strangely unclaimed, overshadowed by bands who made their Britishness easier to export.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2025

The voice had a slight faked Britishness to it.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green