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Example Sentences
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"This has been a painful year in a painful decade," said the duke, in a sombre address to the UN.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2022
Even as things fall apart, when the romantic hero who’s been wooing sweet, oblivious Giselle turns out to be a two-timing duke in disguise, there’s little disruption in the gentle quality of this production.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 29, 2022
The tenor Piotr Beczala sang the duke in the Met’s previous two productions.
From New York Times ● Jan. 2, 2022
Angelo and Escalus serve as top aides to a duke in “Measure for Measure.”
From Fox News ● Jun. 2, 2020
He wanted a room, and the innkeeper, on recognizing him, said, "Of course. I'd give you a room if I had to take it away from the most powerful duke in Spain."
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
