Example sentences for: tweed

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

  • His great-great-great-grandson, Malcolm II (1005–1034), defeated the Angles at the Battle of Carham in 1018 and extended Scottish territory as far south as the River Tweed.

  • The most irritating sight on a New York street (excluding Donald Trump's naked swing dancing with the ghost of Boss Tweed) is anyone jabbering into a cell phone.

  • Other popular imports from the British Isles include Scottish and Irish tweed, cashmere, and genuine tartans.

  • The face has an obviously simian cast--yet the creature sports a tweed coat and spectacles and parts his silver hair on the side; he bears a distinct resemblance to the late George Burns.

  • The attack culminated in the disastrous Battle of Flodden, near the River Tweed, and the king was killed.


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