pro-British
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Nominally pro-British, these marauders were not picky about their prey.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
He adds that there was a "pro-British sentiment built in", particularly amid the backdrop of the White Australia policy that had formalised the restriction of non-white immigration since 1901, while enabling Brits to relocate.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2023
But few of the people enjoying a sunny Sunday on the city’s staunchly pro-British Newtownards Road seemed overly concerned.
From Reuters ● May 8, 2022
To many of Northern Ireland’s pro-British unionists, many of whom are Protestant, it feels as if their identity is under threat.
From New York Times ● Oct. 13, 2021
In fact, so few men from one of the main towns he rode through — Waltham — fought the following day that some subsequent historians concluded that it must have been a strongly pro-British community.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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