William and Mary

Cultural  

1. King William III and Queen Mary II of England, who ruled jointly after the Glorious Revolution of 1688 had expelled Mary's father, King James II. William and Mary were Protestants, and James was a Roman Catholic; since the time of William and Mary, the ruler of England has always upheld Protestantism in England.

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Example Sentences

Peter Atwater, an economist who lectures at the College of William and Mary and studies consumer confidence, said the more his students learn about AI, the less comfortable they are.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

Del Vecchio, now a visiting scholar at Dartmouth and an assistant professor at the College of William and Mary, conceived of the study in 2019 while conducting fieldwork in Alaska.

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2024

“It’s really an asymmetrical comparison,” says Robert Spitzer, a political scientist at the College of William and Mary School of Law.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 19, 2023

She also was appointed to the honorary post of chancellor at the College of William and Mary in Virginia.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 1, 2023

I called them William and Mary, and in the hotel I set out right away teaching them to do tricks.

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl