Sentence examples for English origin from inspiring English sources

His father was a native of Connecticut and of English origin, and his mother was originally from Vermont and of Scottish descent.

The more popular pony breeds are the Shetland, which originated in the Shetland Islands, and the Hackney, of English origin.

Maeztu's mother was of English origin, his father Basque.

The owner's family, of English origin, once ran the biggest sugar cane mill in Madeira.

Founder Paul Bendit started with fruit of English origin, but the range now includes fruits sourced from further afield.

You "stroke" a baby or a lover, but its old English origin connotes "a blow" and "a calamity".

But it added that the sport's English origins were being made "comprehensively and crushingly clear".

But while the holiday is distinctly American today, Turkey Day has partially English origins.

The monocultural ideal is that Americans are essentially white, preferably male, preferably of English origins, heterosexual protestant Christians, smart, handsome, and tall.

Despite its English origins, "American Idol" thrives on all-American ideas of entertainment: marketing, easy-listening and dog-eat-dog competition.

Despite its English origins, the revival of "la boxe", as the French called it, came to Paris via America, and was associated with fairground and circus attractions.