Example Sentences

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Accompanying the Englishmen are four Northern Indians: Datsanthi, the elder; his son Nabayah; and their wives, Pawpitch and Keasik.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

The last Englishmen to achieve the feat were Darren Gough and Dean Headley in 1998.

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

Tom Curry has been handed the Lions seven shirt, with two more Englishmen - Ollie Chessum and Ben Earl - providing potential breakaway cover on the bench.

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2025

There is familiarity in the form of the Northampton half-backs, two of nine Englishmen in the starting XV, but arguably the most significant selection comes on the bench, with Tadhg Furlong named as a replacement.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2025

Like all Englishmen, and most Southerners, Fremantle would rather lose the war than his dignity.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara