sultan

Example Sentences

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Abdulmejid thus became, uniquely, the caliph of the Turkish Republic and the only caliph not to be sultan—until he, too, was dispossessed and exiled in 1924.

From The Wall Street Journal

Tío Yehuda replies, “We have heard that the Turkish sultan has promised to accept Jews and treat them well. We want to leave for Constantinople as soon as we can.”

From Literature

She presented herself as a wealthy, illegitimate daughter of the sultan of Brunei, initially showering Mr Hornigold, his then-partner Heather Kaniuk and his friends with lavish gifts, from cars to homes.

From BBC

Words such as "sultan" and "shrine" are disappearing from place names - to be replaced with terms such as "harmony" and "happiness", according to the research, which is based on China's own published data.

From BBC

Beneath a crisply tailored jacket unfolded a spectacle of billowing white printed sultan pants.

From Seattle Times