imperial

Example Sentences

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Two decades later, in the 1860s, the fort walls came down, paving the way for imperial buildings to come up which gave the city its distinct colonial identity.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

For the British, it was the beginning of the end of their imperial domination of the Middle East.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

“This leads to the imperial boomerang,” he told me.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

But that changed after archaeometry expert Professor Ernst Pernicka concluded there was "no doubt whatsoever" the statue came from Bubon, where an imperial shrine housed bronze sculptures of Roman emperors.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

She waves away her imperial attendant, and walks me into the long hall.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton