Lent term
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The Lent term passed away with parsimonious February sunlight, with March lying grey upon the houses until it proclaimed itself suddenly in a booming London gale.
From Sinister Street, vol. 1 by MacKenzie, Compton
The eyes of the sporting world are upon him from the commencement of Lent term.
From Boating by Woodgate, W. B.
He usually gave a course of lectures on heat and the constitution of bodies in the Michaelmas term; on electricity in the Lent term; and on electro-magnetism in the Easter term.
From Heroes of Science: Physicists by Garnett, William
As usual in the Lent term, hockey was the one absorbing subject outside “shop,” and Hannah Vernon, now advanced to the lofty position of captain, had special reasons for welcoming her friend’s reviving spirits.
From A College Girl by Groome, William H. C.
Hilary and Trinity are other names for Lent term and Act term respectively.
From The English Mail-Coach and Joan of Arc by De Quincey, Thomas
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