Example sentences for: falklands

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

  • In a letter to the paper from the United States, where she is on a lecture tour, the former British prime minister said Pinochet helped shorten the 1982 Falklands War by supporting Britain and saved many British lives as a result.

  • On the other hand, both papers note that former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, appreciative of Pinochet's pro-British stand during the Falklands War, has already publicly appealed for his release.

  • The Buenos Aires Herald is all abuzz over a daring one-man invasion of the Malvinas Islands (known in Britain as the Falklands, site of a 10 week war that killed 1,000 military personnel).

  • Condemning the arrest, the conservative Daily Telegraph recalled that "throughout his time in office, Pinochet was an unstinting ally of this country" and that "Chile was the only Latin American state to support Britain during the Falklands conflict (when Spain, incidentally, was more or less overtly pro-Argentina)."

  • "The Falklands War boosted the popularity of Mrs. Thatcher, and the Gulf War turned out to be fruitful for both Britain's military and economic prestige," Biancheri added.


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