nobleman

Example Sentences

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This one was commissioned by Aqa Afzal, a nobleman who administered Lahore during this period.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

The nobleman reported the outburst to the king, sure that the painter would be punished.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Everyone arrives at Ardross Castle with the desire to be either a Faithful or a Traitor and makes their case to Cumming’s devious nobleman.

From Salon • Jan. 9, 2025

The director emphasizes that Orlok is a folk vampire, “not a suave dinner-coat-wearing seducer,” but rather “a corpse, more similar to a zombie. And what would a dead 16th-century Transylvanian nobleman look like?”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2024

An eccentric nobleman of my acquaintance, some years ago, quietly bought a castle without telling his wife.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith