Lund
- 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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Contemporary Examples
Where Simmons is jocular in a kind of clever fratboy way, Lund is more refined in his language and more robust in his indignation.
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 3Jace Lacob
November 16, 2012
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 3Jace Lacob
November 16, 2012
Lund loses her identity amid her doggedness to pursue the killer.
Historical Examples
In this receptive mood the traveller reaches Lund and an automobile.
The Book of the National ParksRobert Sterling Yard
Sergeant Lund nodded sagely, on receiving the application for the revolver.
Middy and EnsignG. Manville Fenn
“I always knew he was a gentleman,” said Sergeant Lund, authoritatively.
Middy and EnsignG. Manville Fenn
Rosalind had forgotten that Colonel Lund was, outside her own family, "the Colonel."
Somehow GoodWilliam de Morgan
Colonel Lund was half-unconscious after a bad attack, and it was best not to disturb him.
Somehow GoodWilliam de Morgan