Gainsborough

[geynz-bur-oh, -buhr-oh, geynz-ber-uh]

noun

1. Thomas, 1727–88, English painter.

Gainsborough

/ -brə, ˈɡeɪnzbərə /

noun

1. Thomas. 1727–88, English painter, noted particularly for his informal portraits and for his naturalistic landscapes

Example Sentences

Michael Overson, from Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, has been waiting three years for a knee operation and found out on Friday his surgery, which had been scheduled for Tuesday, had been cancelled.

From BBC

The name is a playful nod to Thomas Gainsborough’s “The Blue Boy,” one of the Huntington’s famous paintings, and a reference to the plant’s greener-than-usual spadix.

From Los Angeles Times

Jess and Norma were also regular visitors to Marshall's Yard shopping centre in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, where they switched on the Christmas lights last year.

From BBC

A spokesperson for Gainsborough Care Home previously said they were "deeply saddened" and were "fully co-operating" with lead agencies.

From BBC

Once every three weeks, Adelaide Coupland drives the hour and a half from Leeds to her mum’s home in Gainsborough in Lincolnshire.

From BBC