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squire

[skwahyuhr] / skwaɪər /




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Near the start, when Dunk reluctantly accepts Egg as his squire, he sets the terms of their relationship in a dark field outside the town where the tournament that births their legend takes place.

From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2026

Martin’s novella series “Tales of Dunk and Egg,” stars Peter Claffey as a wandering knight and Dexter Sol Ansell as his squire, who is secretly a Targaryen prince.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 18, 2026

The boy squire shines bright in the otherwise drab surrounds of the tourney campgrounds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2026

It follows the adventures of Ser Duncan the Tall, and his squire, Egg.

From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2025

In the spring of his youth, he had been squire to a king, so the black brothers still called him Squire Dalbridge.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

The proposed bargaining unit would consist of knights, squires, stable hands and show cast members, including queens, Lord Cedric the lord chancellor, the lord marshall and trumpet players.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2022

McCurdie said new hires, referred to as squires, are making near minimum wage.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 31, 2022

The sort of — low gentry squires, vicar's sons, this sort of thing.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2019

The woman defended her choice, claiming her family is descended from a long line of “both squires and senators.”

From Fox News ● Dec. 9, 2018

Above, he could see some squires building snowmen along the battlements.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

My 14-year-old son recently sent me a photo of our dog, Sugaree, taken last December as she was squired about town.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025

He came to California in 1926 and squired around silent movie actress Aileen Pringle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2023

Charles squired her to the opening for several years, inheriting a role long played by Philip.

From New York Times ● May 9, 2022

He and his insular team in the presidency, squired by his attentive communications director Fahrettin Altun, have been rolling out prepared speeches, which he delivers live on national television with the aid of a teleprompter.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 10, 2021

"I am. I was bom on the Doroish Marches, Your Grace. As a boy I squired for a knight of Lord Swann's household."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

Tonight, Matt’s working in the pit of an ill-fated musical adaptation of “Harold and Maude,” and Dick is squiring the actress Dolores Gray, one of many renowned figures who make persuasive appearances throughout the novel.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 6, 2023

But in that last role, squiring Mariah Carey, Lee Radziwill, Anna Wintour around town, Mr. Talley reached his apex.

From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2022

Treating this kind of team-wide malaise doesn’t necessarily mean culling the entire team, or even squiring off its oldest players with a testimonial and a watch.

From Slate ● Aug. 2, 2021

So is squiring musician Grimes to the Met Gala.

From The Verge ● May 8, 2021

They were O.K., but just a little cautious, and this business of squiring Ansaldo's nurse would not set too well with them unless Ansaldo was not Gamburdo's man at all.

From The Five Arrows by Allan Chase




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