Fawkes
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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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
A perennial target of assassins, James survived the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, when Guy Fawkes and confederates hoped to blow up Parliament.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 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
The Easter break began with some less-than-preferable weather, which should calm down through the weekend, says BBC Weather presenter Chris Fawkes.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2024
He might not see what use Fawkes or the Sorting Hat were, but he was no longer alone, and he waited for Riddle to stop laughing with his courage mounting.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
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