Wolds
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Charlie Dewhirst, who represents Bridlington and The Wolds, called on the government to publish a strategy to improve social mobility for young white men living in poorer communities.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026
We are sitting in her small cottage in East Keal, a quiet village on the edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds and just a stone's throw from a number of RAF stations.
From BBC ● May 5, 2025
Mike Padgett lives down the road from Market Weighton in the village of Sancton on the edge of the Yorkshire Wolds, an area popular with walkers.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2023
He spotted on butterfly distribution maps that there were no marbled whites across a 90-mile swath between the Midlands and the Yorkshire Wolds.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 13, 2020
Mr. Jacks gives us, in his "Human Studies," one of a shepherd on the Wolds, the counterpart of my postman.
From Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)
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