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noun

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as in prince

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as in champion

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verb

as in to commission

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Recent Examples of knight
Noun
Published by Curvebender in honor of Martin’s centenary, the book features a new foreword written by another knight of the turntable, Sir Paul McCartney. — Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026 Cuban Knight Anole Cuban knight anoles are the bigger, greener cousins to a brown anole. — Alex Harris august 25, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
Elba noted in the interview that his lack of interest in himself stands at odds with his public image and the recent news that he was knighted by England's King Charles on June 2. — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026 In November, Bank of America signed a five-year partnership with Beckham to be an ambassador weeks after he was knighted by King Charles III at Windsor Castle. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 1 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for knight
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knight
  1. prince
  2. champion
  3. commission
  4. reservist
  5. lift
  6. gendarme
  7. improve
  8. warhorse
Noun
  • Apparently, the businessman would be happy to continue hosting the prince, Meghan, and their children for a long time to come.
    — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The prince has even reportedly been relying on his father, King Charles, throughout all of this.
    — StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of prince
Noun
  • The two teams will face a rematch of last year’s first-round game and both are district champions, but one of them will have to make the six-hour road trip.
    — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Inspired by Lewis Hamilton The 19-year-old will once again line up on a grid featuring seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton.
    — Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of champion
Verb
  • Research commissioned by the Community Oncology Alliance (COA) found that 340B hospitals charged commercial insurers and cash-paying patients a median of nearly 400% more than what the hospitals paid for oncology drugs.
    — Ted Okon, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Following the investigation, Channel 4 commissioned two separate reviews, which have now concluded.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of commission
Noun
  • Eisenkot lost his son, Gal, a reservist killed in Gaza, as well as two nephews during the war.
    — Tara Neill, NPR, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Opposition parties have also added new reservist candidates, fresh from fighting in Gaza and Lebanon, pushing the issue of military service to the top of the election agenda.
    — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of reservist
Verb
  • Recent storms appear to have lifted Lake Powell by more than 20 feet from its September low while delivering a smaller rise at Lake Mead, offering a boost to the Colorado River’s two largest reservoirs.
    — Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The second lifted Chi Phi's suspension a year earlier but kept the fraternity on a form of probation known as deferred dismissal.
    — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of lift
Noun
  • French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said some 70,000 police officers and gendarmes would be deployed, along with helicopters, armored vehicles and water cannons.
    — ELITSA GADEVA, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Nearly 1,000 police officers and gendarmes were injured, the ministry said.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of gendarme
Verb
  • Just the other day, a source was venting to me about how Silicon Valley billionaires have failed to use their wealth to improve their own surroundings.
    — Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The company also plans to improve response depth, conversational continuity, and personalization as GPT-Live develops.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of improve
Noun
  • Gerwig explained that the classic-rock warhorse matches her vision of the film, which adapts Lewis’ origin story for Narnia.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The race at Sepang saw old warhorses Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton show their class in challenging conditions.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2026
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