Snr
Britishabbreviation
Example Sentences
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Raymond McCullough's father, Raymond Snr, was 17 at the time.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
He found the net seven times in 19 games against the club where his dad, Frank Lampard Snr, is a bonafide legend, one of which was a rare, twice-retaken penalty in December 2009.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2026
As secretary of defence under George Bush Snr, he presided over the Pentagon during the 1990-91 Gulf War, in which a US-led coalition evicted Iraqi troops from Kuwait.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2025
Mr Jackson Snr added: "He was a guitarist and saw the switches and thought, 'It'll look great on my guitar'."
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2024
Under such appalling prospects, the zealous and excellent civil Governor, Snr.
From The slave trade, domestic and foreign Why It Exists, and How It May Be Extinguished by H. C. (Henry Charles) Carey
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