Example Sentences

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"We had brollies and I wore my dress under a coat," she adds.

From BBC • Oct. 5, 2024

As the downpour caused the umbrella crop to sprout, the wind caused pedestrians to tighten grips on their hats and hoods as well as those brollies.

From Washington Post • Apr. 28, 2023

Both men documented in London the processions of bankers, with their bowler hats and brollies; the crowds of working people, carrying coal or geese; and most of all, the fog, which powders their black-and-white prints.

From New York Times • Jul. 23, 2021

Towards the end, a huge downpour brought out macs and brollies, but the vast crowd stayed for the duration and sang their hearts out.

From Time • Jul. 7, 2014

“Rain and brollies provide good cover. We’ll sneak out through the back of the building. It’s too dangerous going out the front. We can’t risk Fleetwood following and discovering that I’m staying in Bletchley.”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin