Fawkes
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Being indoors as much as possible was not the plan when Chicago attorney Thomas Fawkes, 49, arrived on holiday in Madrid with his wife and son.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
The sky pulsed red with the glow of a distant Guy Fawkes Night bonfire, and a cold, wet fog sat heavily on the town of Inverness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
On Tuesday, the Guido Fawkes website reported that Badenoch had told staff at Conservative Central Headquarters they "must do better".
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2025
In a chapter on hedgehogs, Rundell writes of how these “delicate, erudite-looking” critters are threatened by something seemingly benign: the popular Guy Fawkes Day bonfires in England.
From Salon ● Dec. 31, 2024
Led by Fawkes, whose wide scarlet wings emitted a soft golden glow in the darkness, they walked all the way back to the mouth of the pipe.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
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