fuhrer
Example Sentences
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Germany this time is personified by a defendant: Hermann Göring, head of the Luftwaffe and second only to the Führer in the military command.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025
As I argue in my book, it is highly probable that Carl Schmitt was insincere when, in 1934, he claimed that the Führer was the embodiment of the "most authentic jurisdiction."
From Salon • Aug. 19, 2022
Among its exhibits is a ballot from one of the many plebiscites held in 1930s Germany to demonstrate universal support for the Führer.
From Washington Post • Jul. 25, 2022
Like others in her generation, she is not afraid to talk about “leading” or “führen” — long a taboo in a Germany traumatized by the memory of its onetime Führer, Hitler.
From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2022
“The Gestapo says their Führer has more need of them than an old woman walking in gutters running with the rain.”
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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