Petty-Fitzmaurice

[ pet-ee-fits-mawr-is, -mor- ]

/ ˈpɛt i fɪtsˈmɔr ɪs, -ˈmɒr- /

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noun

Henry Charles Keith, 5th Marquis of Lansdowne. Lansdowne, 5th Marquis of.

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Words nearby Petty-Fitzmaurice

pettle, petty, petty bourgeois, petty bourgeoisie, petty cash, Petty-Fitzmaurice, petty jury, petty larceny, petty officer, petty sessions, petulance

How to use Petty-Fitzmaurice in a sentence

Petty, shade, and thirst are my favorite human “virtues” and the trifecta of any good series of “stories.”
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In no way, he said, did Brown deserve to die for what began as petty theft.
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In the ruling, she expressed her admiration for Ms. Fitzmaurice.
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No more cynically cutting opposition candidates out of a district for petty political purposes.
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Of how incredibly petty the offense can be and how insanely disproportionate the retaliation can be.
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Aunty Rosa had credited him in the past with petty cunning and stratagem that had never entered into his head.
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On the 25th of November following the magistrates began to sit daily at Petty Sessions.
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He became the low-born, petty tradesman, using the language of the hands of his jam factory.
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He would give them money to return to their lines and for petty expenses en route.
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Of the numerous petty divinities which watched over the child's early years we have already given some account.
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