Nana Sahib
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
At first he dismissed Mazzini as “deserving a hempen collar with Nana Sahib and the King of Delhi,” an opinion which the experience of later years compelled him to reverse.
From Tennyson and His Friends by Various
Was it not good news that the English in Cawnpore were at least endeavoring to hold Nana Sahib at bay?
From The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny by Louis Tracy
Nana Sahib perished miserably under the claws of a tiger in the Nepaul jungle, the Moulvie of Fyzabad and the Ranei of Jhansi fell in action, while Tantia Topi was hanged.
From The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny by Louis Tracy
She carried a letter from Nana Sahib, offering safe conduct to Allahabad for all the garrison “except those who were connected with the acts of Lord Dalhousie.”
From The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny by Louis Tracy
On the 16th he drove Nana Sahib from a strong position at Ahirwa.
From Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign by William Henry Giles Kingston
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a wordDefinitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
