Highland Games
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
At a traditional Scottish Highland Games, fit athletes engage in rigorous pursuits like caber-tossing, hammer-throwing and stone-carrying.
From New York Times • Feb. 21, 2024
The procession will include more than 100 people representing charities and public service groups such the Scottish Ambulance Service, the Royal Scottish Highland Games Association and the Girls’ Brigade.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 4, 2023
The Queen will miss the Braemar Gathering on Saturday, the popular Highland Games event which she attends most years.
From BBC • Sep. 2, 2022
The 96-year-old monarch, who has struggled with what Buckingham Palace has called “mobility issues,” will skip the opening of the Highland Games, The Associated Press reported Friday.
From Washington Times • Sep. 2, 2022
Scene—A meadow near Drumquhidder, South Perthshire, where the annual Highland Games are being held.
From Mr. Punch in the Highlands by Various
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
