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 syndrome, Stokes' aster, Stokesay Castle

How to use Stoke Poges in a sentence

Comments like that are designed to stoke the fires of fan-passion—and it works beautifully.
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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.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
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.
Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943|Various
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.
The Iron Boys on the Ore Boats|James R. Mears