New Englander
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Racked with torment over her proximity to evil, Hilda makes a desperate confession to a Catholic priest, who happens to be a New Englander.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
"I'll be waiting for my turn," the soft-spoken New Englander said.
From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025
What New Englander has never uttered the words “it’s not the heat, it’s the humidity”?
From Slate • Jun. 25, 2025
As a former New Englander, snow is synonymous with hours of shoveling, window scraping and piles of murky sludge lining the roads.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2024
He is dressed like a New Englander, in a parka and a scarf.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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