earl

Example Sentences

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Once, it is said, an earl stormed into Holbein’s London workshop demanding that the artist paint his portrait at once.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

They include the alabaster monument to John, seventh earl of Arundel, a high-profile casualty of the Hundred Years’ War with France.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

Viewers eventually learn Sophie’s servitude is forced after her parentage is revealed — she’s the illegitimate daughter of an earl.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

Some people suggested it belonged to a local earl.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2023

By the time Mandy had whisked away my plate, I was wondering why I had thought the earl resembled a hound when he was really quite handsome.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine