Highland Games
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The hotel is in the village of Braemar, where Queen Elizabeth II was a fixture at the Highland Games, and has 46 bedrooms that take the area’s stories, characters and history as their inspiration.
From New York Times • Feb. 1, 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
Highland Games officials canceled the race, which would have started not far from the crash site and ended atop Grandfather Mountain.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 8, 2022
It was like Donald Dinnie at the Highland Games: when he has thrown the hammer or tossed the caber, the spectator hardly takes notice of the next competitor.
From Prince Fortunatus by Black, William
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