dominion
Example Sentences
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Iran agreed to reopen the vital thoroughfare during the two-week truce, but said it would maintain "dominion" over it.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
The way Pope Leo saw it, powers were seeking to impose dominion through arms and undermining the taboo since World War II on changing borders by force.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026
When Britain’s global turn came in the nineteenth century, its naval dominion over the world’s oceans was softened by an enticing cultural ethos of commerce, language, literature, and even sports.
From Salon • May 28, 2025
If another male approaches, the presiding reptile will do “push-ups” to assert dominion over its realm.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2025
‘Yet all the Elves are willing to endure this chance,’ said Glorfindel, ‘if by it the power of Sauron may be broken, and the fear of his dominion be taken away for ever.’
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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