Hampstead
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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He eventually swapped the Piccadilly stall for an ice cream van and became a familiar sight around Golders Green, Hampstead and the surrounding neighbourhoods.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
LFB has advised people in the area to keep their windows and doors shut as 15 fire engines from Willesden, Finchley and West Hampstead tackle the blaze.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
Hampstead Heath's bathing ponds will stay trans-inclusive, with new upgrades focused on giving women more privacy, City of London Corporation councillors have said.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
Ms. Lewin is particularly suspicious of Keats House in London’s Hampstead, where the poet lived for less than two years, hardly long enough to leave a material impression on his surroundings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
And in the afternoon Mother took me to Hampstead Heath in a taxi and we sat on the top of a hill and looked at the planes coming into Heathrow Airport in the distance.
From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon
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