king
Example Sentences
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Scores of residents flocked to a cramped shop in Hong Kong's old district to bid farewell to the city's "king of umbrellas", who is retiring after spending decades repairing umbrellas at his family business.
From Barron's
Brutus loved Caesar, but feared that Caesar would make himself king.
Franz Joseph was an emperor in Austria, but only a king in Hungary.
He died in 1347, weeks after Charles IV was crowned king.
But Costco is already king of hot dogs, toilet paper, precooked chicken and even travel.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
