earl

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Recent Examples of earl Klimek: Moving into the 20th century, Tony cited the story of an English earl named Lord Carnarvon. Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2023 Other changes came at the hands of 18th and 19th century Westminster Abbey schoolboys, including future earls, who carved their initials and other graffiti on the back of the chair. Norman Vanamee, Town & Country, 7 May 2023 Normally, this homage would be performed by hereditary dukes and earls. Maria Mercedes Lara, Peoplemag, 6 May 2023 As the mere eldest daughter of an earl, Glenconner is unlikely to make the cut if rank is the sole factor. Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2023 See All Example Sentences for earl
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Noun
  • In the course of one such quest, Chloe takes off in the getaway carriage—accidentally trapping a duke named Lawrence inside.
    Karen Ostergren, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Norton, who also serves as an executive producer through his company Rabbit Track Pictures, brings intensity to the role of the doomed English king, while Coster-Waldau delivers a commanding performance as the Norman duke who would reshape English history.
    Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The viscount’s son, the Marquis of Praia and Monforte, added a second floor and greatly expanded the garden surrounding it, purchasing ten more hectares and bringing the property to 12.5 hectares (31 acres) and turning parts of it into a romantic garden in the English fashion.
    Ann Abel, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
  • The other half, however, followed the taste of the viscount and was more classical.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Seat of the Cholmondeley family for centuries, the Norfolk pile has also become one of the nation’s most galvanizing stages for contemporary art, thanks to David Cholmondeley, the filmmaker seventh marquess of the line, and his wife, Rose.
    Mitchell Owens, Architectural Digest, 2 Aug. 2024
  • An early Titian masterpiece — once looted by Napolean’s troops and a part of royal collections for centuries — caused a stir when it was stolen from the home of a British marquess in 1995.
    Niha Masih, Washington Post, 4 July 2024
Noun
  • Instead of the oil-baron excess of Dallas or the leather-and-chrome bravado of contemporary money dramas like Billions, Carter favors seductively austere minimalism and high-ticket abstract art.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Nearly every duke and earl and baron in England was competing to build great rare book collections, and lots and lots of fake manuscripts emerged.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • And with Crimson Peak, del Toro swings for the fences, with big gestures from English baronet Sir Thomas Sharpe (Tom Hiddleson) to prove his love for American heiress Edith Cushing (Mia Wasikowska), a big decaying mansion, and big ghost energy.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2024
  • For one, Lady Valerie Meux, a banjo-playing music hall singer who married a British baronet, became a social sensation and quirky philanthropist, and was known to drive around London in a carriage pulled by a pair of zebras.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024
Noun
  • The email was sent one day after the infamous picture of the prince with his arm around Giuffre was published.
    Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Court documents revealed the extent of Andrew’s relationship with Yang Tengbo, who reportedly forged close ties with the prince.
    Max Foster, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Two funerals will be held for the late margrave — one open to the public, and another private service.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 30 Dec. 2022
  • Karl Max Heinrich Sixtus Xavier Felix Renatus Ludwig Gaetan Pius Ignatius, and his titles included king of Hungary and Bohemia, margrave of Moravia, and grand prince of Transylvania.
    Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2022
Noun
  • These men were called squires for most of the Middle Ages, but esquire began to appear in the 15th century.
    Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 June 2022

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“Earl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earl. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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