conquered

Example Sentences

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The man who had conquered soccer was showing the crowd that he might just be a chess master too.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

During the 17th Century the Netherlands conquered large swathes of territory in regions that now make up Indonesia, South Africa, Curacao and West Papua.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026

Ashgabat draws the origins of the cult to Turkmenistan's pre-statehood era, when nomadic tribes lived on the desert lands before Russia conquered them in the 19th century.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The new model has conquered that issue, Starrs said, without offering specifics.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

A mix of conquered nations bound together, each of them had the hollow, raging face she’d seen so many times before.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas