Highland Games
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The King and Queen appeared in jovial mood as they attended the Braemar Gathering Highland Games in Aberdeenshire.
From BBC • Sep. 7, 2024
The hotel is in the village of Braemar, where Queen Elizabeth II was a fixture at the Highland Games, and has 46 bedrooms that take the area’s stories, characters and history as their inspiration.
From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2023
The 96-year-old monarch, who has struggled with what Buckingham Palace has called “mobility issues,” will skip the opening of the Highland Games, The Associated Press reported Friday.
From Washington Times • Sep. 2, 2022
He made the move with his wife, Lezlie Webster, a fellow piper whom he had met at the New Hampshire Highland Games at Loon Mountain.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2018
Scene—A meadow near Drumquhidder, South Perthshire, where the annual Highland Games are being held.
From Mr. Punch in the Highlands by Various
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