the British

noun

: the people of Great Britain and especially England
talked about the British

Examples of the British in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web William Shatner is getting some backlash for his role in a recent comic advertisement that slams open-net pen salmon farms and calls out the British Columbian government for approving a five-year extension on the farms currently operating off the B.C. coast. Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 27 June 2024 Such allegations would undoubtedly have helped the Justice Department convince the British government to extradite Assange . . . The Editors, National Review, 26 June 2024 State visits are an important part of the British royal family’s diplomatic duties, organized to strengthen relationships with other nations around the world. Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 25 June 2024 Chicken tikka masala was originally created to appease the palates of the British during the Raj. JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for the British 

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“The British.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20British. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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