Stoke Poges

[ stohk -poh-jis ]

/ ˌstoʊk ˈpoʊ dʒɪs /

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noun

a village in S Buckinghamshire, in S England, W of London: the churchyard here is believed to be the setting of Gray's Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard.

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Words nearby Stoke Poges

stoke, stoked, stokehold, stokehole, Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke Poges, stoker, Stokes, Stokes-Adams disease, Stokes-Adams syndrome, Stokes' amputation

How to use Stoke Poges in a sentence

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So much of the fear the media tries to stoke in me is fear of the oppressed underdog lashing out.
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But also just as the news media plays to or even inflames such fears to drive ratings, Republicans stoke fear to drive votes.
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There are people who intentionally stoke the flames of hate against our community.
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For Live Another Day, did you make a concerted effort to not stoke those fires?
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Then, the most care-free creature in the world, he stole down the stone passage into the wilderness of Beverly Stoke.
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So Aristide, in his childlike way, found remarkable happiness in Beverly Stoke.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
Tree is less vigorous than Stoke and more subject to blight.
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Considerable litigation occurred at various periods with reference to the parochial possessions, especially those at Severn Stoke.
Notes and Queries for Worcestershire|John Noake
Day was breaking, but the toilers down in the depths of the stoke hole could not see the coming of the day.
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