earl
Example Sentences
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They include the alabaster monument to John, seventh earl of Arundel, a high-profile casualty of the Hundred Years’ War with France.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026
But the longed-for comeuppance of the brutish earl is as much an attraction to the series as Ms. Peckham.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
The earl is shocked to discover that the family would have neighbors and that he’d have to “go along” the hallway to bed rather than ascend the stairs as he would in a grand home.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2025
Some people suggested it belonged to a local earl.
From BBC • Oct. 30, 2023
Every time the earl or Father made a point, I nodded my agreement, even though they disagreed.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
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