Churchill
- proper noun
- /ˈtʃɜrʧɪl/
- Sir Anthony Eden went there to be married, attended by Sir Winston Churchill as his best man.
- Winston Churchill
- Prime Minister Churchill
- Churchill and Roosevelt
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Watch on YouTubePresident Zelensky, much like Churchill, saw clearly.
- President Zelensky, much like Churchill, saw clearly.
- Because, just as in Churchill's time, we too have a Hitler.
- Yes, it's just like Winston Churchill so famously said.
- You know, Winston Churchill had this fabulous phrase.
- Do you know that Churchill was foremost a writer?
- We know that Churchill had a wicked battle with depression.
- And, you know, there was Churchill saying, no, we have to fight these Nazis.
- You're going to fail and fail and fail, I think, Churchill said.
- But in terms of authors, I was a great admirer of Churchill.
- But at least now, because of reading, Churchill knew what that meant.
- Unlike Great Britain, where if you say anything bad about Churchill, I'll king have you.
Examples
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Yes, it's just like Winston Churchill so famously said.
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However, as Winston Churchill said, "Now this is not the end.
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But at least now, because of reading, Churchill knew what that meant.
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As Churchill said, that was perhaps the end of our beginning.
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Do you know that Churchill was foremost a writer?
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We know that Churchill had a wicked battle with depression.
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President Zelensky, much like Churchill, saw clearly.
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At the end of each chapter, readers are asked to "stand in Churchill's shoes" and make a decision.
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By the way, Winston Churchill's house was named Chequers as well.
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Winston Churchill was the British prime minister during World War II, famously rallying the nation with his speeches.
Synonyms
British leader and Prime Minister during World War II who won the Nobel Prize for writing
British Prime Minister who led Britain during the Second World War and gave famous speeches
A British leader and writer who led the UK in World War II and won the Nobel Prize in Literature
Compounds
A famous horse racetrack in Louisville, Kentucky, where the Kentucky Derby takes place every year
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Etymology
Churchill comes from two old English words, church and hill, literally 'church' and 'hill'. It originally described a family or person who lived by a church on a hill, which is why Winston Churchill has that surname.