Sackville
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Falling from office after the British surrender at Yorktown, he had a soft landing in the House of Lords as 1st Viscount Sackville.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026
A real-life inspiration, Lady Idina Sackville, scandalized 1920s high society in the U.K. and its colony in Kenya.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2024
More than 30 firefighters were called to Sackville Close, King's Hedges ward, Cambridge, at 01:08 BST on Friday.
From BBC • Jul. 1, 2023
The river was higher than the March 2021 event at places including North Richmond, Wisemans Ferry, Sackville and Lower Portland.
From The Guardian • Mar. 8, 2022
When the firing upon Fort Sackville began, General Hamilton was in Captain Helm's quarters playing piquet with his prisoner, while the latter brewed upon the hearth his favorite beverage—a spiced apple toddy.
From Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman by Caldwell, Willie Walker
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