maharajah

Example Sentences

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Dosanjh underlined this clearly with his maharajah look at the Met Gala.

From BBC • May 31, 2025

Air India, with its maharajah mascot, was once known for its lavishly decorated planes and stellar service, but its reputation declined in the mid-2000s as financial troubles mounted.

From Reuters • Jun. 20, 2023

There is no city plaque on the house designating it a landmark, nor any street named after Peterson, a dazzling, finger-flying pianist and 20th-century musical giant whom Duke Ellington called “the maharajah of the keyboard.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 10, 2020

So they allowed the maharajah of Jammu and Kashmir to also grab neighboring Ladakh, enabling him to corner the lucrative trade in pashmina wool.

From New York Times • Jul. 11, 2020

The maharajah of Kapurthala, visiting that week from India, sat in a makeshift throne on the ballroom stage fanned by three servants.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson