Ryeland
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Ryeland
First recorded in 1795–1805; named after Ryelands, a district in Herefordshire, England
Example Sentences
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This mystery-within-a-mystery launches two vivid characters, Ryeland and Pünd, working separately and together to solve crimes, sometimes in two different timelines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
Most of these details are faithful to the novel, but Horowitz deepens the Susan Ryeland character for the TV series, giving her a backstory.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2022
The car is driven by Susan Ryeland, who inhabits an entirely different world — the present.
From New York Times ● Oct. 13, 2022
In between the Susan Ryeland books, Horowitz wrote two other crime novels featuring the private investigator Daniel Hawthorne.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2020
The Ryeland is a small, hornless, white-faced breed which has been in Herefordshire for centuries, but of late years has dwindled in numbers before the advent of the Shropshire.
From A Short History of English Agriculture by Curtler, W. H. R. (William Henry Ricketts)
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