Ullswater
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The man had gone swimming at Falling Rocks in Ullswater on Friday morning and his friends called emergency services when he did not resurface.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2025
The man, who was described as "elderly" by Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team, fell near Sheffield Pike overlooking Ullswater on Sunday.
From BBC • Sep. 4, 2023
The boathouse is just outside Pooley Bridge, a village at the north end of the lake, where the Ullswater ‘Steamers’ normally set sail.
From The Guardian • Jul. 3, 2020
A failing breeze made halfhearted ripples on the sleek surface of Ullswater.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The daffodils which I celebrate are stationary; Wordsworth's lived on the banks of Ullswater, and fluttered and tossed their heads and danced in the breeze.
From Not that it Matters by Milne, A. A. (Alan Alexander)
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