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knight

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Recent Examples of knight
Noun
His trajectory is one of softening, from the swaggering knight of the opening to the irrepressible lover of the second act to his final physical debility. Justin Davidson, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2026 Stella McCartney is officially a knight. Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
Fry, who was recently knighted for services to the environment, mental health awareness and charity, serves as vice-president of conservation charity Fauna & Flora International. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 June 2025 The Oscar-winning Darkest Hour and Slow Horses actor has been knighted by King Charles III in the monarch’s birthday honors. Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for knight
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knight
Noun
  • Despite concerns about his boorish behavior, questionable business dealings and unsavory friends, Andrew spent 10 years as Britain’s special envoy for international trade and remained a prince of the realm until the details of his relationship with Epstein were revealed last year.
    ABC News, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Even members of the royal family with titles like prince and princess are known to bow or curtsy to greet the monarch and their spouse.
    Helen Murphy, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Johnson’s Spurs upped their win total by 28 games and are viewed as the top Western Conference challengers to defending champion Oklahoma City.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Peggy was the champion in 1952 and 1953.
    John McPhee, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The network has commissioned eight pilots in its biggest return to a traditional pilot season in years.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Emissions generated from a single data center in northern Virginia that uses on-site power generation might be costing anywhere between $53 million and $99 million in annual health damages, according to a February study commissioned by the Piedmont Environmental Council, a regional nonprofit.
    Tristan Bove, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • But Varela, on active duty as a Navy reservist, had fled the country by the time charges were filed.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Jury found Luis Antonio Gomes Akay guilty of murdering his girlfriend, Army reservist Anna Laura Costa Porsberg, whose body was never found.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Late rally lifts Faith Christian past FWC Grapevine Faith Christian rallied to score 5 runs in the bottom of the sixth inning then held off Fort Worth Christian 10-9 in a TAPPS Division II District 1 contest on Monday at Faith Christian School.
    Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2026
  • After a historic run that lifted the stock by more than 25-fold from 2022 through the end of 2025, Palantir shares are down 18% so far this year.
    Samantha Subin,Seema Mody, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Enter Orsolya, who shows up at the door with some gendarmes and an official eviction notice and gives Ion twenty minutes to quit the premises.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Additionally, Leo has named a former Swiss Guard lieutenant, Anton Kappler, to serve as a second administrative aide in his office, alongside the former gendarme Piergiorgio Zanetti.
    Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • At the time of Jaxon’s death, the county was nearing the end of an 18-month corrective action plan aimed at improving oversight and safety within the system.
    Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The new Lewis House will improve inclusivity and accessibility features supporting people of all physical abilities, genders and cultural practices.
    Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • This is a warhorse expected to pull a buggy around a cottage.
    Jesus R. Garcia, Houston Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Osgood Perkins’ Keeper wants to add a few wrinkles to this old warhorse’s mix.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2025

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“Knight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knight. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.

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