Daventry
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"Our best-value tickets for young people under 19 are our seven-day Rugby & Daventry 'megarider' tickets, priced at £18.90," said Mark Whitelocks, managing director of Stagecoach Midlands.
From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025
Hollie M, 13, from Daventry, Northamptonshire, had been on the waiting list for three years while Hollie B, 12, from Bangor, County Down, was on the urgent transplant list for just 24 hours.
From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025
The roadshows will be held in Kingsthorpe in Northampton, Daventry, Towcester and Northampton between 20 November and 20 February 2026.
From BBC • Nov. 16, 2025
When she was 9, she moved to Daventry in central England with her mother, Jane Hallenga; her twin sister, Maren Hallenga; and their older sister Maike Hallenga, all three of whom survive her.
From New York Times • May 6, 2024
Though I knew I should go and find Widow Daventry and tell her what had happened, I was in too much torment.
From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi
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