Carrington
Britishnoun
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Dora, known as Carrington . 1893–1932, British painter, engraver, and letter writer; a member of the Bloomsbury Group
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Peter ( Alexander Rupert ), 6th Baron. born 1919, British Conservative politician: secretary of state for defence (1970–74); foreign secretary (1979–82); secretary general of NATO (1984–88)
Example Sentences
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An 1859 geomagnetic storm known as the Carrington Event is often considered to be the benchmark for a worst-case scenario here on Earth.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
On Saturday, Cunningham found herself on the other end of a hard foul from Chicago Sky guard DiJonai Carrington.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
After officials reviewed the footage, Ms. Carrington was called for a flagrant foul and ejected from the game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Carrington caught Cunningham across the left side of the head with her arm as the Indiana Fever guard attempted a right-handed layup late in the opening quarter in Chicago.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Then she shot her opening bit and her closing bit, and the camera crew drove back to Carrington to edit all the pieces and put them together into a two-minute news story.
From "Frindle" by Andrew Clements
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