Crewe

/ (kruː) /


noun
  1. a town in NW England, in Cheshire: major railway junction. Pop: 67 683 (2001)

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How to use Crewe in a sentence

  • Crewe suffered from rheumatism, and when he felt it coming on he stayed at home.

    Auld Licht Idylls | J. M. Barrie
  • Do you think they go and take in coal and water at Crewe, or elsewhere, while they wait for a "return" train?

    Little Folks | Various
  • From Crewe to Chester is half an hour's run, and as we approach the old city on the Dee we feel wrapped in history.

    Little Folks | Various
  • Her knowledge of Crewe's habits enabled her to choose the fitting hour for this call; he had lunched, and was smoking a cigar.

    In the Year of Jubilee | George Gissing
  • Crewe's native wit and rich store of experience availed him nothing when Mrs. Damerel discoursed thus.

    In the Year of Jubilee | George Gissing