monarch

Example Sentences

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However, a move by the government to legalise abortion was ended last year at the request of Albert, the reigning monarch since 2005.

From Barron's

Formal demands for the return of some of Africa's best-known artefacts - the Benin Bronzes - were made as early as the 1930s by the Nigerian kingdom's then monarch, Oba Akenzua II.

From BBC

Two commemorative coins, released by the Royal Australian Mint and bearing a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, have been criticised for their lack of resemblance to the late monarch.

From BBC

Bat considered telling Mr. Grayson about the life cycle of the monarch butterfly, but the teacher was busy unlacing his orange high-tops and getting ready to lead the group in yoga.

From Literature

He quotes the monarch herself: “You can do a lot, if you’re properly trained.”

From The Wall Street Journal