knight
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“If I move my knight here, my opponent will move their rook here, and then I’ll have to…” This is an invaluable skill for life.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
His highest honour yet came on Tuesday, when the 48-year-old became a knight of the National Order of the Leopard.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
But as the knight in “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” warned, we should “choose wisely.”
From Salon ● May 1, 2026
In Shakespeare’s “Henry VI, Part 1,” the brave nobleman Talbot sneers at any knight who is “quite degraded, like a hedge-born swain.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
"The unfortunate governor of Barataria Island, formerly the squire of the famous knight Don Quixote de la Mancha."
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
However, this tourney attracts lords and knights from great houses throughout Westeros, including a couple whose families figure prominently in “Game of Thrones.”
From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2026
He has made his way to stand in front of the knights.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
He was knighted in 2003 for his humanitarian work.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Rugby league star Kevin Sinfield is knighted while children's authors Malorie Blackman and Julia Donaldson are made dames in the King's Birthday Honours.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
You’ve been knighted by the king of Spain!
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
Patrick Vernon is being knighted for services to racial equality.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
He didn't have anything to rest on, so I knelt by him like a squire being knighted so he could rest on my back.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
Highlights include Podrick singing "Jenny of Oldstones," Sansa reuniting with Theon, and of course, Jaime knighting Brienne.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2022
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
A mere two weeks after her triumphant knighting, Brienne ended the episode wailing over a man while wearing a nightgown – one of the only times we’ve seen her out of her armour.
From The Guardian ● May 8, 2019
“You could write about dragons too,” Tony said, now knighting a small boxwood bush.
From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper
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