squire
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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
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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
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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
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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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