conquest
noun
con·quest
ˈkän-ˌkwest 
ˈkäŋ-;
ˈkäŋ-kwəst
1
: the act or process of conquering
2
a
: something conquered
especially
: territory appropriated in war
b
: a person someone has succeeded in having a romantic and especially sexual relationship with
Examples of conquest in a Sentence
tales of the ancient army's conquests
She was one of his many conquests.
people who boast about their sexual conquests
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At the latter, socially inept Nick manages to make a conquest of Maxwell’s wife Cynthia (Lucy Punch), who’s disgruntled enough to appoint herself a third plotter against her own husband.
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 27 Nov. 2025
Petsch will play Veronica, a straight-A student determined not to fall for college heartthrob Caleb (Casalegno) and become his next conquest, even after a chance encounter sparks an undeniable attraction between the two of them.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 25 Nov. 2025
The settlement belonged to the Durotriges, a tribe that lived in rural Dorset before the Roman conquest.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 24 Nov. 2025
Such a coalition would help prevent further erosion of the rules, norms, and institutions of the post-1945 order, including the norm against conquest.
—Moritz S. Graefrath, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2025
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 27 Nov. 2025
Petsch will play Veronica, a straight-A student determined not to fall for college heartthrob Caleb (Casalegno) and become his next conquest, even after a chance encounter sparks an undeniable attraction between the two of them.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 25 Nov. 2025
The settlement belonged to the Durotriges, a tribe that lived in rural Dorset before the Roman conquest.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 24 Nov. 2025
Such a coalition would help prevent further erosion of the rules, norms, and institutions of the post-1945 order, including the norm against conquest.
—Moritz S. Graefrath, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for conquest
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“Conquest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conquest. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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conquest
noun
con·quest
ˈkän-ˌkwest
ˈkäŋ-
1
: the act or process of conquering
2
: something conquered
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