Lund

/ (lʊnd) /

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noun

a city in SE Sweden, northeast of Malmö: founded in about 1020 by the Danish King Canute; the archbishopric for all Scandinavia in the Middle Ages; university (1668). Pop: 101 427 (2004 est)

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Words nearby Lund

lunchpail, lunchroom, lunchtime, lunchwagon, lunchy, Lund, Lundberg, Lundy, Lundy Isle, Lundy's Lane, lune

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How to use Lund in a sentence

Where Simmons is jocular in a kind of clever fratboy way, Lund is more refined in his language and more robust in his indignation.
Forget the Wife Beating—Are You Ready for Some Football?|Steve Almond|September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Unlike Sofie Gråbøl's grim-faced and emotionally taciturn Sarah Lund.
‘Broadchurch’: This British Murder Mystery Will Be Your Next Television Obsession|Jace Lacob|April 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
This time, however, the victim is still alive, and Lund is forced to confront her past mistakes.
Sofie Gråbøl, Star of ‘Forbrydelsen,’ on Sarah Lund, ‘The Killing,’ and Season 3|Jace Lacob|November 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In contrast, Gråbøl makes Lund achingly believable, with all the complexities and frailties of real life.
Sofie Gråbøl, Star of ‘Forbrydelsen,’ on Sarah Lund, ‘The Killing,’ and Season 3|Jace Lacob|November 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST

I'm presently in a discussion with some friends about whether Isla Lund really wanted to end up with Rick Blaine or Victor Laszlo.
Whom Did Ilsa Really Desire?|Michael Tomasky|August 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Intergradation with Dipodomys ordii fetosus occurs near Lund.
Speciation in the Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys ordii|Henry W. Setzer
I should go round to ask after Lund, only I promised to meet an old thirty-fifth man here at five.
Somehow Good|William de Morgan
Our Major—Colonel Lund, you know—says he's a horrible old gossip, and you can't rely on a word he says.
Somehow Good|William de Morgan
The fact that she knew nothing proved that her mother and Colonel Lund had been anxious she should know nothing.
Somehow Good|William de Morgan
Colonel Lund wouldn't be any better for your coming, because he'll think of you going back through the fog, and he'll fret.
Somehow Good|William de Morgan