lordliness

Example Sentences

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When finished, it will secure his reputation and bring him glory and riches, “the joy of lordliness, the majesty of the peaceful mind in the well-fed body.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

Those who can afford to purchase their lordliness will pony up whatever it takes.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2023

It likewise becomes difficult to sort out how much of the action results from ambient gay animus toward Pharus and how much from his own lordliness: He’s the best singer, and he knows it.

From New York Times • Jan. 9, 2019

It’s time to put Kirk Cousins on the field, and to say so is not to slight Robert Griffin III, though he will certainly take it as an affront to his lordliness.

From Washington Post • Nov. 27, 2013

There was an artistry to his shots and a lordliness to his moves.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy