Examples of potentate in a Sentence

Charles inherited the position of potentate of the Holy Roman Empire from his grandfather, as well that of king of Spain from his father.

Recent Examples on the Web By no means does Roberts dismiss altogether the severity of Stalin’s crimes, but there appears to be a vocational affinity nevertheless between the respectable English scholar and the murderous Soviet potentate. — Algis Valiunas, National Review, 31 Mar. 2022 General Douglas MacArthur, the hero of the Pacific theatre and the American potentate of Japanese reconstruction, exuded far more gravitas than the President—and everyone knew it. — Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2022 But like any self-respecting potentate, King Tucker manifested no mercy. — Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2022 Another Muslim potentate, the Aga Khan, is among the largest thoroughbred breeders and owners in France, where racing remains super populaire. — William Finnegan, The New Yorker, 15 May 2021 That 1988 film cast Murphy as Prince Akeem, the wealthy potentate of the fictional African nation of Zamunda, who travels incognito to New York with his faithful attendant, Semmi (Arsenio Hall), in search of a woman who will love him for himself. — New York Times, 24 Feb. 2021 If not a foreign potentate, then the guy in charge of delivering the mail. — Rich Lowry, National Review, 18 Aug. 2020 So her grandson, Glynn Praesel, took the idea to Marty Bartlett, potentate of Alzafar Shriners, and from there, a man’s wish to make his grandmother smile for her birthday evolved. — Elizabeth Zavala, ExpressNews.com, 26 Apr. 2020 As with the region’s other long-serving potentates, stability has been a cornerstone of Mr. Rohman’s political image. — Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2020 See More

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