conquest
Example Sentences
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At the time, Americans mainly cheered that conquest, with the notable exception of a newly elected congressman, Abraham Lincoln.
On Saturday, leaders of his party largely refrained from joining a thousands-strong march against American conquest, which was described as the largest protest in Greenland’s modern history.
That name is thought to honor the Zoroastrian Iranians’ resistance to Arab conquest.
The tapestry tells the story of the Norman conquest of England in 1066 and is widely believed to have been created in Kent.
From BBC
Historically, more territory has changed hands through conquest than transactions, but cash and gold have shifted many international borders.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
