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Wimbledon [wim-buh l-duh n] Examples noun
- a former borough, now part of Merton, in SE England, near London: international tennis tournaments.
Examples from the Web for wimbledon Contemporary Examples of wimbledon
It was a very rainy summer—the summer Arthur Ashe won Wimbledon against Jimmy Connors, which I watched in the pub.
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He poured this into three ornate chalices that looked like Turkish knock-offs of the Wimbledon Cup.
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He had just resuscitated his career by dumping Andy Murray in the Wimbledon final.
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They are said to have got engaged shortly before the Wimbledon tennis tournament.
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September 2, 2013
“Yeah, maybe we can have a little bit of a showdown,” Williams joked at Wimbledon.
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Historical Examples of wimbledon
“At last, my love, we are together,” he murmured as they neared Wimbledon.
Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, July 8, 1914
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That dinner at Wimbledon—I meant it to last me all night like other dinners.
E. M. Forster
I once resided in Wimbledon, and saw you several times at the village church.
Effie Afton
After a pause, Florence asked her companion if she “had ever visited Wimbledon since she left it.”
Effie Afton
No, or she had not gathered Wimbledon about her to make merry the midnight hour.
Effie Afton
British Dictionary definitions for wimbledon Wimbledon noun
- part of the Greater London borough of Merton: headquarters of the All England Lawn Tennis Club since 1877 and the site of the annual international tennis championships