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Examples of knight in a Sentence
He was made a knight.
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Until that point, fictional prose mostly came in the form of Romance, not in the modern sense of Fabio and his windswept woman, but in the medieval tradition of knights and fair maidens.
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Then, you will be whisked into a world of knights, royalty and real-life jousting and battles.
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The arena includes a 24-foot knight’s helmet and three castle structures, including one for cheerleaders with pompoms.
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America, with its enduring strain of internationalist idealism, imagines itself as a moral knight in a world without values.
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The Castillo de la Muela was reputed to have been built by the Arabs in the 10th century but was repurposed after it was captured and given to the Caballeros Sanjuanistas, knights of Order of Saint John of Jerusalem.
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Stone walls, a fireplace, a knight in shining armor - really - and a swanky bar make for a chic downtown vibe in the 'burbs.
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Queen Anne, who reigned from 1702 to 1714, commissioned it to make ornate ceremonial chains and badges for the knights of the Thistle, an order of chivalry.
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Prizes were offered at some polls for voters who wore the best costumes, and some people came dressed as bears, folk characters and medieval knights.
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Origin and Etymology of knight
Definition of knight
Examples of knight in a Sentence
He is to be knighted by the Queen for his career as an actor.
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He had been knighted in 1965 as the drummer for the Beatles.
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The two firms are the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, a charity of the British billionaire Christopher Hohn, knighted for his philanthropic work in 2014, and Axon Partners, an equity firm run by former Goldman Sachs executive Dinakar Singh.
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The Doodle celebrates the 180th birthday of Perkins, who was knighted in 1906 because of his marvellous discovery.
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The luxury plaza in Midtown East was designed by Lord Norman Foster, who the Queen knighted in 1990.
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The other surviving Beatle, Paul McCartney, was knighted in 1997.
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And he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his service to the arts.
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He was acquitted after a five-week trial at which his lawyer, George Carman, told jurors: ‘‘Some accountants are comedians, but comedians are never accountants.’’ Mr. Dodd was knighted last year by Queen Elizabeth II.
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Dodd was knighted last year by Queen Elizabeth II, becoming Sir Ken Dodd.
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First Known Use of knight
13th century
KNIGHT Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of knight for English Language Learners
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: a soldier in the past who had a high social rank and who fought while riding a horse and usually wearing armor
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: a man who is given a special honor and the title of Sir by the king or queen of England
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: a chess piece shaped like a horse's head
knight
Definition of knight for English Language Learners
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: to give (a man) the rank of a knight
KNIGHT Defined for Kids
Definition of knight for Students
knightly
adjectiveDefinition of knight for Students
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