Pelham-Holles

[ pel-uhm-hol-is ]

/ ˈpɛl əmˈhɒl ɪs /

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noun

Thomas, 1st Duke of Newcastle, 1693–1768, British statesman: prime minister 1754–56, 1757–62 (brother of Henry Pelham).

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How to use Pelham-Holles in a sentence

He photographed the subway, including the real Pelham line, and its constituency in all their glorious degradation.
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Pelham gathered wild flowers, as they climbed up to the northern crest of the gap.
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When they became settled in the train, Pelham retold to the sisters the story of his trip to the mountain.
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Pelham was wrapped up in the minuti of the mining; and this was a book in which Paul had covered only the first simple chapters.
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Pelham would ask, curious to piece out what he knew of the doings of these inferior folks.
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Pelham went chill all over, as he realized how unpopular socialism would be made to appear.
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British Dictionary definitions for Pelham-Holles

Pelham Holles

/ (ˈpɛləm ˈhɒlɪs) /

noun

Thomas. See (1st Duke of) Newcastle 2

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