Pilgrim Fathers
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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“You have to be somewhere near the tracks of the Pilgrim Fathers to get much meaning out of Thanksgiving.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 23, 2023
Ever since the Pilgrim Fathers, the idea of America has had a religious significance in American Christianity.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 23, 2015
The Pilgrim Fathers who dominate our memory were a tiny unrepresentative minority.
From Time ● Nov. 26, 2014
He moved the vessel to London for trading reasons and captained her for the Pilgrim Fathers voyage.
From BBC ● May 1, 2013
"Say," said Bill, "do you know that gang of Pilgrim Fathers have cornered the dining-car until half past three this afternoon?"
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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