Whitbread

/ (ˈwɪtˌbrɛd) /

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noun

Fatima. born 1961, British javelin thrower: won gold at the World Championships (1987)

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Words nearby Whitbread

whistling buoy, whistling duck, whistling swan, whit, Whitaker, Whitbread, Whitby, Whitchurch-Stouffville, white, whiteacre, white admiral

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How to use Whitbread in a sentence

The Volvo Ocean Race began in 1973, known then as the Whitbread.
Inside Sailing’s Biggest Race|Lizzie Crocker|October 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Norman Lebrecht won the Whitbread First Novel Award for The Song of Names.
The Daily Beast Recommends|The Daily Beast|July 7, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Johnston won the Whitbread for The Old Jest and her Shadows on Our Skin was short-listed for the Booker.
Read Me, I'm Irish|Mark Salter|March 17, 2009|DAILY BEAST
It did, however, win the Costa Book of the Year, formerly the Whitbread.
Read Me, I'm Irish|Mark Salter|March 17, 2009|DAILY BEAST

Samuel Whitbread, member of the British parliament and one of the most extensive brewers in the world, died by his own hand.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Mr. Whitbread remonstrated, and at last the princess consented to write, and ask an audience.
Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume I (of 2)|Lady Anne Hamilton
As a man of firm principles, Mr. Whitbread was justly entitled to the praise of his countrymen.
Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume I (of 2)|Lady Anne Hamilton
In December 1795 Whitbread introduced a bill providing that the justices of the peace should fix a minimum rate of wages.
The English Utilitarians, Volume I.|Leslie Stephen
Mr. Whitbread, one of Sheridans creditors, gave the figure to the theatre.
Haunted London|Walter Thornbury