Examples of 'black and tans' in a sentence

Meaning of "black and tans"

black and tans: This phrase historically refers to a British paramilitary police force raised during the Irish War of Independence in the early 20th century. The Black and Tans were known for their brutal tactics and violent actions against Irish civilians. The phrase is linked to this specific historical context
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  • Royal Irish Constabulary Reserve Force, which was one of two paramilitary forces employed by the Royal Irish Constabulary from 1920 to 1921, to suppress revolution in Ireland.
  • plural of Black and Tan

How to use "black and tans" in a sentence

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black and tans
It was the black and tans.
Back on the streets of Dublin When we fought the black and tans.
The Black and Tans were not regular troops.
It was introduced to Ireland by the Black and Tans.
Black and Tans.
My father was killed by the Black and Tans when I was ten.
The Black and Tans burned the village of Granard in reprisal.
Some french fries and some Black and Tans.
The black and tans were a squad of ex-soldiers.
I've drunk vodka with Russian generals, black and tans with British battalion troops… stop talking.
Was not he pals with Frankie McPhillip who was shot by the Black and Tans tonight?
The Black and Tans are there to restore order, are they?
I know what this group needs, Some french fries and some Black and Tans.
They pulled the bodies of 12 black and tans from the rubble.
The black and tans ♪ streets Of Dublin ♪.

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That was bad luck. It was the Black and Tans.
The black and tans ♪.
Go on, you clear off before I set them Black and Tans on you.
The black and tans ♪ us A towerin' mighty man ♪.
The British recruited a force of ex-soldiers called the Black and Tans to support the RIC.
They pulled the bodies of 12 Black and Tans from the rubble . One had no head.
In 1920 he led a delegation to Ireland to look into the Black and Tans atrocities.
Because of their known republican sympathies, the Black and Tans raided the Gillan family homes . [ 1 ].
As they walk out, a light shines on them, the Black and Tans have found him.

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