Alfie

Example Sentences

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He opted to head back to Belgium to train, rather than remain in the club accommodation he shared with, among others, now Bath number eight Alfie Barbeary.

From BBC

"I said, for me, this is an emergency - I don't want to get stuck in the academy house in Coventry, I'm leaving tomorrow. I told Alfie, 'Sorry, it's really not negotiable!'"

From BBC

Alfie is a pet tortoise who lives on Mrs. Silver’s balcony.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mrs. Silver worries that Alfie is unhappy because he has gained only 3 ounces in 11 years.

From The Wall Street Journal

Then he secretly purchases a passel of tortoises; constructs a long-handled grabber; leans down from his balcony; extracts Alfie; and, each week, substitutes a slightly heavier impostor.

From The Wall Street Journal