Scarborough
Americannoun
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a seaport in North Yorkshire, in NE England.
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a city in SW Maine.
noun
Example Sentences
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The incident at Scarborough Shoal, which took place during an attempt to resupply Filipino fishermen, came as top diplomats wrapped up a Southeast Asian regional forum in Manila.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
The speck was at Scarborough Shoal, a much-contested reef in the South China Sea, a maritime thoroughfare for about a quarter of the world’s seaborne trade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
An escaped snake has been rescued after it was spotted on top of a car bonnet in Scarborough.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
A few months later, after the publication of her second novel, “The Tenant of Wildfell Hall,” Anne, 29, succumbed to the disease in nearby Scarborough, just south of Whitby.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
Indeed, courses of lectures were available far and wide: in Newcastle, in Spalding, in Scarborough, in Bath.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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