Example sentences for: britons

How can you use “britons” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The other six victims were Britons and New Zealanders.

  • The Times says the British press is saying that soon up to a dozen more Britons who spied for Soviet intelligence will be unmasked, including a now-dead prominent public figure.

  • I suspect that the new policy, rather than being a reflection of changes in the speech of literate Britons, is a nod—or perhaps a resigned shrug—in the direction of overseas English speakers, since the new pronunciations conform with those of at least some overseas speakers, among them, Americans.

  • An opinion poll published Monday in the Guardian of London found, surprisingly, that a large proportion of Britons think Australia should ditch the monarchy: Forty percent said it should become a republic and 34 percent that it should keep the queen as its head of state.

  • Black , used by Americans, refers to Negroes; but (colonial) Britons have used it to refer to any dark-skinned people, particularly southeast Asians.


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