knight
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But in June 2025, Sir Billy Boston became a rugby league knight - the first in the sport's 130-year history.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Despite endless questions about the future, they still had a tournament to host, and LIV Golf's white knight was in town - "the investor", as he was most frequently described.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The other, a Flea Bottom orphan taken in by a drunken hedge knight, spent most of his life sleeping on the hard ground.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026
Once considered a canny innovator, and then, with his purchase of the flailing Washington Post, a white knight, he has since become the embodiment of capitalism run amok.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
He could not engage in combat if he was not a dubbed knight.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
“Nobody doubts the impact of gunpowder, but it was on the battlefield for hundreds of years, alongside knights and pikemen.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
We’re obviously very thematically about fathers and sons, knights and squires, and, to a certain extent brothers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2026
"It was brought there by three knights who left there in the 12th Century."
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026
If there were an unofficial tagline that describes it best, it is that all men are knights, and all men are fools.
From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2026
“Not like that. Your father’s knights will recognize you.”
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
The comedian was knighted in 2017 for services to entertainment and charity.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Sobers, who also played county cricket for Nottinghamshire, was knighted for his services to cricket in 1975.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
He was knighted in the 2019 Birthday Honours for parliamentary and political service.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
You’ve been knighted by the king of Spain!
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
“By cause he has safe-conduct. Guid sakes, man Mordred, we are knighted men!”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
As she wrapped “The Northman,” Eggers gave her a sword, knighting her with it as he presented it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2021
With many outgoing prime ministers in their final days often rewarding or knighting members of their loyal staff, perhaps a chance to repair the relationship still remains.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2019
Yes, he was very sweet to Brienne, especially in that impromptu knighting ceremony, and yes, it was nice to see the Lannister brothers make up after letting Cersei come between them one too many times.
From Slate ● Apr. 22, 2019
But if understood in the context of his career, Erickson’s white knighting becomes only superficially out of character.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2015
The knighting took place in a whirl of preparations.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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