princely

Example Sentences

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They had assiduously saved the cash that came in from gifts and summer jobs, and it had compounded over time to reach a princely sum.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

India no longer has royals and Awadh, once a princely state ruled by semi-autonomous Muslim nawabs, now exists only as a historical region in central Uttar Pradesh.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

What quickly became nonnegotiable was the fact that no princely state could go rogue and assert its own independence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Once part of the erstwhile princely state of Mysore, it was known as "garden city" or a "pensioner's paradise".

From Barron's • Nov. 27, 2025

There was less than a dollar in her pocket now left from the princely sum she had withdrawn.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson