Lyttelton

/ (ˈlɪtəltən) /

noun

Humphrey. 1921–2008, British jazz trumpeter and band leader who influenced the British revival of New Orleans jazz

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Words nearby Lyttelton

Lytham Saint Anne's, lythraceous, lytic, lytic cocktail, lytta, Lyttelton, Lytton, Lyubertsy, Lyublin, -lyze, LZ

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Example sentences from the Web for Lyttelton

She told Mr. Lyttelton that she had just lost a cousin, and, being distressed, had sent for her clergyman to console her.
Lighter Moments from the Notebook of Bishop Walsham How|Frederick Douglas How
Lyttelton had already started, and during the night occupied a position on the north side of the river near Potgieter's Drift.
A Handbook of the Boer War|Gale and Polden, Limited
Lyttelton was an adept in the artifices of fashionable intrigue.
Beaux and Belles of England|Mary Robinson
Before leaving the Bay General Lyttelton visited me and showed himself very friendly.
My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War|Ben Viljoen.

In view of this last fact Hardwicke urged Newcastle to hold on; and Lyttelton, to inspirit him, offered to accept any office.
Lord Chatham|Archibald Phillip Primrose Rosebery

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