How To Use John Bull In A Sentence
- John Bull," and another from "An Eton Boy," animadverting upon Mr. Seekamp's grammar. The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert
- In yet another print, he grovels avariciously for a pittance at the feet of Prime Minister Pitt as the latter grinds John Bull through a mincing machine to produce gold coins.
- [36] The term John Bull came into the English language in Life of Johnson
- Among Greeks the word "unionist" is rendered as "enotist" — someone who supports enosis, or union, between Greece and John Bull's other European colony, Cyprus. The Perils of Partition
- John Bulls belong to the white race.
- John Bull is traditionally depicted as a short fat man wearing a waistcoat with the British flag on it.
- John Bull is hammering away at his iron-clads and doing his best in every direction to aid the aristocratic and despotic principle, so dear to his soul -- nay, which _is_ his very soul and self. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy
- Windsor Castle, or the New Houses of Parliament, be assured that loyalty and John Bullism reign there; and, although you meet with no servility, you will not be disgusted with vulgar assumption, such as cocking up dirty legs in dirty boots on a dirty stove, wearing the hat, and not deigning to answer a civil question. Canada and the Canadians Volume I
- In cartoons she often appeared vulnerable to foreign threats, or as the daughter of John Bull, balancing a continuing filial duty to Britain with a growing independence.
- The character later starts a large-scale brawl, and in the confusion, a British-themed pub called John Bull's Fish and Chips is blown up. The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed
