empire

Example Sentences

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Amazon has been more eager to acquire companies to help expand its empire, now worth $2.26 trillion.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

After the war, Jacob, back in Louisiana, bought up distressed plantations, and Bernard returned to “this rough, rural, ruined place” to help run their business and agricultural empire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Sherman, who also wrote the bestselling biography of Fox News chief Roger Ailes, spent 15 years reporting on the Murdoch empire.

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2026

Whereas Chelsea and Manchester City were able to spend freely to build their empire, governing bodies now have the shackles on.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

In Ulster, they created a Protestant presence within a predominantly Catholic nation and gave Britain a foothold for its efforts to expand its empire.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz