West Riding
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Mr Waheed wrote to him in January and decided to share his response, which was sent last month, as he was unhappy with West Riding FA's investigation process.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2023
They build a house for themselves by a copse in the West Riding of Yorkshire, but they do not own the site and, inevitably, the landowners, a quasi-feudal oligarchy, begin to circle.
From The Guardian • Oct. 14, 2017
Her love of landscape came from drives around West Riding with her father in the course of his work as county surveyor.
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2015
The very first of the "endless cities" to emerge were Greater London, Greater Manchester, the Black Country, the West Riding, Tyneside, and in Scotland, Glasgow.
From The Guardian • Mar. 24, 2010
She felt almost frozen when she at last reached West Riding, but she did not stop at Quinn House even though her teeth chattered from the cold.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
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