British Empire

Example Sentences

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The war was fought between 1899 and 1902 between the British Empire and the two independent Boer states who were vying for control of South Africa.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Ancient, patriarchal and oracular, Tennyson was not merely the poet laureate of England; he was, like his queen, a symbol of the British Empire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

This wasn’t a partition under the aegis of the British Empire: It happened 24 years after the British left.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

A number of people have become Medallists of the Order of the British Empire – known as BEM – for services to their local communities.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

DISLIKES: Convinced the fall of the British Empire was due to its food, which he calls “a culinary crime against humanity.”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti