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Examples of pharaoh in a Sentence
like some pharaoh of a third-world country, more interested in building monuments to himself than in creating a future for his people
Recent Examples of pharaoh from the Web
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Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered what is believed to be the 3,700-year-old burial chamber of a pharaoh's daughter.
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Nearby, the sculpture of a pharaoh fashioned from blue granite and displaying a gold nipple ring bears an uncanny resemblance to Pharrell Williams.
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During this time, some Egyptologists believe that Nefertiti came to rule as a pharaoh in her own right, possibly under the name Smenkhkare.
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Luna Luis Ortiz photographs himself as pharaoh; Joyce McDonald sculpts her queenly profile in clay, African cloth and costume pearls.
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Amenhotep III, one of the most powerful pharaohs in all of Egyptian history.
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Then the cool pharaohs would just make the base bigger.
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Origin and Etymology of pharaoh
Middle English pharao, from Old English, from Late Latin pharaon-, pharao, from Greek pharaō, from Hebrew parʽōh, from Egypt pr-ʽ˒ʾ
PHARAOH Defined for English Language Learners
PHARAOH Defined for Kids
pharaoh
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: a ruler of ancient Egypt
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