West Riding
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Mr Waheed wrote to him in January and decided to share his response, which was sent last month, as he was unhappy with West Riding FA's investigation process.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2023
One offence was allegedly committed in Barnsley and then West Riding in the mid-1950s.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2014
They acted as a leaven, just as a colony of typical West Riding folk would act as a leaven in Munich or Moscow.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 25, 2010
The very first of the "endless cities" to emerge were Greater London, Greater Manchester, the Black Country, the West Riding, Tyneside, and in Scotland, Glasgow.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 24, 2010
She felt almost frozen when she at last reached West Riding, but she did not stop at Quinn House even though her teeth chattered from the cold.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
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