Example Sentences

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Porter charged at Scotsmen with ball in hand and at the breakdown all afternoon.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2025

All of a sudden, its 2 a.m. in Edinburgh, and you’ve got 300 Scotsmen screaming “Maggie! Maggie! Maggie!”

From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2020

Gower’s portrayal of Charlie would be comic relief if not for the fop’s obsession with the details of his gloating than the welfare of the Scotsmen fighting for him.

From Salon • Sep. 11, 2017

“It’s a funk instrumental played by Scotsmen with no lyrics other than a shout.”

From The Guardian • Aug. 14, 2017

Wanting to shake the corporals off, he quickened his pace, overtook the Scotsmen and pushed his way past a group of nuns shepherding a couple of dozen children in blue tunics.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan