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US
/ˈkəvəntɹi/
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NOUN
- an industrial city in central England; devastated by air raids during World War II; remembered as the home of Lady Godiva in the 11th century
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the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)
the association should get rid of its elderly members--not by euthanasia, of course, but by Coventry
How To Use Coventry In A Sentence
- Having done with him I took boat again (being mightily struck with a woman in a hat, a seaman's mother, -- [Mother or mauther, a wench.] -- that stood on the key) and home, where at the office all the morning with Sir W. Coventry and some others of our board hiring of fireships, and Sir W. Coventry begins to see my pains again, which I do begin to take, and I am proud of it, and I hope shall continue it. Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1666 N.S.
- Cadfael found something so significant in that arrow-straight progress towards the church that he followed, candidly curious and officiously helpful, and finding Rafe of Coventry standing hesitant by the parish altar, looking round him at the multiplicity of chapels contained in transepts and chevet, directed him with blunt simplicity to the one he was looking for. The Hermit of Eyton Forest
- “I eats them,” said Stella, reversing her small cauliflower-like person on the sofa, till only a circle of white rims with a nucleus of coventry frilling, with two pink legs kicking gently upwards, were visible. Red Pottage
- Coventry developed from a significant centre of production to a centre of motor car activity by the beginning of the First World War.
- The year-long ban didn't seem to have much impact on news.com although they did add a slightly sarky paragraph to Google stories noting that the search giant had sent them to Coventry.
- And that followed his special delivery at White Hart Lane last month, when he netted twice in a 2-0 Coventry win.
- Brock Enright. 13 color Silkscreen on 350 gsm Coventry Rag. 24 in x 18 in .... Stephanie Adamowicz: Limited Edition Artworks for Sale in Unexpected Places
- These tricars were made between 1903 and 1906 by the Rex Motor Manufacturing Co in Coventry, later ones with V twins.
- The 44-year-old was at pains to defend his record at Coventry, claiming that with City he proved five years ago he can keep teams in the Premiership.
- I shall wave to Coventry tonight as we whizz past on the M6.
