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knight

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Recent Examples of knight
Noun
In later life, Richard was honored as Lord Attenborough, and David became a knight of the realm. Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 May 2026 The seniors were a very tight-knight group. Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel, 2 May 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
  • Sources previously reported that Kate was hoping George would attend her alma mater Marlborough College or another co-ed school that would allow the young prince to go to school with his younger sister Princess Charlotte, 10.
    Lara Walsh, InStyle, 16 June 2026
  • In the show, the heroine shares nightmarish tales alongside Herneval, who appears not as a prince but a sentient book.
    Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
Noun
  • The New York City mayor paraded with an NBA champion in New York, less than 24 hours after his hometown Knicks won their first NBA title since 1973.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
  • Season 42 continues on Monday with Adam Remsen returning as champion to face two new challengers.
    USA TODAY Staff, USA Today, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • Content commissioning spending across the BBC’s TV, radio, and news divisions will amount to £80 million over the coming two years, the leader shared on Wednesday.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026
  • The framework comes from a 2022 study of 2,000 adults commissioned by Fisherman’s Friend and analyzed by Robin Dunbar, emeritus professor of evolutionary psychology at the University of Oxford.
    Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • Watson, an Air Force reservist recently assigned to the 10th Air Force, spent nearly a decade as a command weapons systems officer with the 307th Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana.
    Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2026
  • According to Air Force officials, Watson was a weapons systems officer and Air Force reservist assigned to 10th Air Force at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • Finland’s parliament on Wednesday voted to lift a decades-old ban on nuclear weapons, approving a major defense policy shift aimed at aligning the country more closely with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) deterrence strategy.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
  • The hospital was initially placed on lockdown, but that order was lifted several hours later as police began clearing the scene.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • French gendarmes buzzed around in motorboats off the coast of Evian on Saturday, and one officer hoisted up a bulky drone-interception device in a display of the security measures being rolled out for the summit.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 June 2026
  • Set in the lush forests and fields of northeastern France, this excitingly offbeat first feature from Sarah Arnold depicts a gory factional war between hunters and farmers, haves and have-nots, with one depressed fish-out-of-water gendarme caught in the middle.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
Verb
  • The Knicks improved to 4-0 in closeout opportunities this season, winning them all on the road.
    Tim Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
  • Parents and beauty enthusiasts alike praise its ability to smooth stubborn bumps and improve skin texture.
    Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 14 June 2026
Noun
  • Perhaps most notably, the annual opera program will divert from the Pacific Symphony’s traditional Verdi and Puccini Italian operatic warhorses.
    Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
  • But these warhorses have been rejuvenated in startling ways.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026

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“Knight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knight. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.

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