the throne

noun

: the position of king or queen

He is next in line for the throne.

He ascended the throne after the death of his father.

Examples of the throne in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That event restored Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi to the throne and, after the monarch was deposed in the 1979 Islamic revolution, played a central role in the Islamic Republic’s anti-US narrative. —Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 28 Feb. 2026

Taking place in an alternate version of British history, a princess estranged from her family finds herself next in line for the throne. —Gretchen Hardin, Austin American Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026

The most recent change came in 2013, with the passing of the Succession to the Crown bill, which removed gender discrimination in the monarch’s lineage to the throne. —Callum Sutherland, Time, 26 Feb. 2026

Per People, Crown Prince Haakon, the son of the King and Queen and heir to the throne, is acting as regent while his father is away in Spain. —Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 26 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for the throne

• alone
• atone
• backbone
• bemoan
• bluestone
• breastbone
• brownstone
• capstone
• cheekbone
• condone
• curbstone
• cyclone