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"Wren" in a Sentence (13 examples)
St Paul's Cathedral was designed by Christopher Wren.
The Ostrich is the largest bird, the Wren the smallest; the Owl is the most despicable; the Hoopoe the most dirty (as it eats dung); the Bird of Paradise is most rare.
A wren was hopping about in the snow, looking for food.
The Wren church did not cross the Atlantic at once.
This engraving of a Wren design for the north elevation was made in 1702.
Wren rebuilt this church 15 years after the Great Fire, and later renovations have not altered its 17th-century appearance.
Wren architecture and Queen Anne furniture style flourished in tandem during the reigns of George II and George III.
The philanthropic concerns underlying Chelsea turned to the navy, and Wren was among those who in 1693 discussed a permanent institution on this site.
This is not to say that a hallmark Wren steeple was universally applied.
"What's ironic," Alexandra said, "is that Mother named her Wren because as a newborn she reminded Mother of a shy bird. Little did she know."
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The characterisation of male officers as ineffectual chauvinists, and the offering of the Wrens as objects for Charlie's and the viewer's gaze, are mutually contradictory as well as uncomplimentary to all branches of the Navy.
There was plenty of work for Wrens in the training bases of the navy.
By the end of 1942 Wren officers were permitted to enrol on the meteorological course at RNC Greenwich, after which they were employed as fully qualified forecasters.
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