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
Viewers eventually learn Sophie’s servitude is forced after her parentage is revealed — she’s the illegitimate daughter of an earl.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 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 loathe now to talk specifically about the pressures on his two nephews and the rift between them.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2024
“You could not hold such a position as I heard you express yesterday, my friend,” the earl said.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
