the nobility
noun
: the group of people who are members of the highest social class in some countries
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He’s also driven by pure loathing of the nobility, and is in a long-running rivalry with Talleyrand for influence in government.
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Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 11 June 2025
During the baroque period, white asparagus was a luxury commodity reserved for the nobility.
—Yolanda Evans, AFAR Media, 21 Mar. 2025
Its leaders sanctioned the mass appropriation of lands from the nobility and their distribution to smaller farmers and the urban bourgeoisie.
—Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
And now he’s left us, when once again brutality is massing behind its shields, and once again compassion has acquired the nobility of true folly.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 June 2025
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Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 11 June 2025
During the baroque period, white asparagus was a luxury commodity reserved for the nobility.
—Yolanda Evans, AFAR Media, 21 Mar. 2025
Its leaders sanctioned the mass appropriation of lands from the nobility and their distribution to smaller farmers and the urban bourgeoisie.
—Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
And now he’s left us, when once again brutality is massing behind its shields, and once again compassion has acquired the nobility of true folly.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for the nobility
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“The nobility.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20nobility. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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