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
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
Unionists there celebrate their identity by painting road edgings in the red, white and blue of the British flag or erecting pro-British murals.
From Reuters • Dec. 31, 2020
Remember James Rivington, the New York Tory who printed the pro-British Gazette and spied for Washington?
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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