duke

Example Sentences

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Hoping to attract the English nobility, the duke turned his apartments at Somerset House on the Thames into a space for dancing, drinking and eating all night.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Appealing for "unity" this week, the duke concluded his article by calling for people to confront both antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

And in a 1778 painting of Gainsborough’s wife, Margaret, who was the illegitimate daughter of a duke, he poses her classically in costly black lace.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

But the duke said it was more likely the information had been obtained when he "talked about it on a voicemail" or other communication.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

“Market,” recited the duke: “an open space or covered building in which——” And that was the last Milo heard as they disappeared into the crowd.

From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster