Gris-Nez
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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We arrived, some minutes later, at a shingle beach beside the old fishing village of Audresselles, just south of Cap Gris-Nez.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2025
At 01:48 on 24 November last year, according to documents seen by the BBC, operators in the control room at Cap Gris-Nez received the first call from the stricken migrant boat.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2022
After leaving Samphire Hoe between Folkestone and Dover on Monday morning, they reached their destination in France's Cap Gris-Nez to finish the feat at 22:35 BST.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2022
The firing had started when British watchers discovered a convoy of German ships trying to ghost northward through the English Channel, hugging the coast at Cape Gris-Nez.
From Time Magazine Archive
Finally, as Cap Gris-Nez loomed, he said to himself: "Doggone, I'm going to make it."
From Time Magazine Archive
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