rajah

Example Sentences

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It could be a wedding feast, perhaps, thrown by a rajah to celebrate the marriage of one of his sons — some occasion for which no expense would be spared.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 24, 2022

He’s often called the “sultan of sequins, the rajah of rhinestones” and has won numerous Emmy Awards for his designs and been nominated for Academy Awards.

From Washington Times • Apr. 18, 2016

He's often called the "sultan of sequins, the rajah of rhinestones" and has won numerous Emmy Awards for his designs and been nominated for Academy Awards.

From US News • Apr. 18, 2016

Mr. Hübbe may love the choreography but not the plot, for he puts his version in 19th-century India and makes the warrior a British lieutenant, while the rajah becomes a vice consul with a daughter.

From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2012

"The rajah wasn't there," Finnerty declared in a drawling way.

From The Three Sapphires by Fraser, W. A.