Kendal

/ (ˈkɛndəl) /

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noun

a town in NW England, in Cumbria: a gateway town to the Lake District, with an ancient woollen industry. Pop: 28 030 (2001)

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Words nearby Kendal

ken, kenaf, Kenalog, kenbei, kench, Kendal, Kendal green, Kendall, Kendal sneck bent, kendo, Kendrew

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How to use Kendal in a sentence

He came back from Kendal looking as ill as possible and full of bitterness against her.
Heriot's Choice|Rosa Nouchette Carey
Mr. Kendal was one of the missionaries who went to New Zealand with Marsden when missionary work in the country was begun.
John Rutherford, the White Chief|George Lillie Craik
Colonel Rigby advanced with three troops of horse, and the royalists retreating before him he occupied Kendal.
The Great Civil War in Lancashire (1642-1651)|Ernest Broxap
A few days later they reached Kendal, having heard that a party of 200 royalists were in that neighbourhood.
The Great Civil War in Lancashire (1642-1651)|Ernest Broxap

Kendal will do it admirably, and he can make up to the life.
The Disputed V.C.|Frederick P. Gibbon