British Empire
Example Sentences
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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
Old Filth himself is a retired judge looking back on life, with recollections of the British Empire in better days.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
Raising a handful of muddy salt from the sea, he declared himself to be "shaking the foundations of the British Empire".
From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025
The British Empire didn’t want to hold on to its American colonies just for their resources and taxes; they represented its most rapidly growing market.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2025
With the absorption of Europe by Russia and the British Empire by the United States, two of the three existing powers, Eurasia and Oceania, were already effectively in being.
From "1984" by George Orwell
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
