Finchley

/ (ˈfɪntʃlɪ) /

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noun

a residential district of N London, part of the Greater London borough of Barnet from 1965

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Words nearby Finchley

financing gap, finasteride, finback, finca, finch, Finchley, find, finder, finder's fee, finders, keepers, Finders keepers, losers weepers

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How to use Finchley in a sentence

Thatcher was elected from a heavily Jewish north London constituency, Finchley.
Thatcher, Jews, and Women|David Frum|January 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Her allusion to Mrs. Lawrence Finchley rapped him smartly, and she admired his impassiveness under the stroke.
Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete|George Meredith
My opinion is, Lawrence Finchley had no solid foundation for his charge, except his being an imbecile.
Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete|George Meredith
Tighten your lips as you like; I say nothing to condemn or reflect on Mrs. Lawrence Finchley.
Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete|George Meredith

She was listening to Isabella Lawrence Finchley, wishing she might have followed to some end the above line of her meditations.
Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete|George Meredith
The pleasant, healthy situation has caused Finchley to become a populous residential district.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3|Various