Example sentences for: britons

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

  • Roman legions encountered the strongholds of the Castle Rock and Arthur’s Seat, held by a tribe of ancient Britons known as the Votadini.

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

  • Britons, however, trumpet their poet laureate as worthy of the ranks of "Blake, Keats, Hardy and Auden" (the Times of London).

  • 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.

  • 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.


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