knights 1 of 2

Definition of knightsnext
plural of knight

knights

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verb

present tense third-person singular of knight

Example Sentences

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Noun
  • Defender’s role in that family is the rugged, rebellious brother who misbehaves out in the wild while Discovery gets the princes and princesses off to boarding school.
    John Scott Lewinski, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Endowed not only with a privileged birthright but—unlike the actual princes over in England, who had weak chins and went bald young—the physical stature to match?
    Jeffrey Eugenides, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Jags ended the season with a 34-6 record and as District 8-5A champions.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2026
  • After receiving the Lamar Hunt Trophy as AFC champions, the Chiefs were being interviewed by CBS Sports broadcaster Jim Nantz.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The government commissions murals and sculptures for schools, libraries, and hospitals.
    John P. Murphy, ARTnews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The Environment Committee passed SB 457 in March, which requires distributors to manage their own container redemption programs and commissions a DEEP study of previous anti-fraud measures.
    Angela Eichhorst, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The young women and their cavaliers headed to L’Arc, a nightclub in Paris situated near the Shangri-La; there, the group continued their celebrations some hours later.
    Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • The Fitzgerald settlement ennobles neither side.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The Current’s still one of the most talented teams in the league, boasting such USWNT veterans as Cooper, Sentnor and LaBonta, along with women who’ve played for other countries — Lorena and midfielder Rocky Rodriguez (Costa Rica), for instance.
    PJ Green April 5, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2026
  • When the Navy proposed tearing it down, a coalition of environmentalists, preservationists and veterans formed the Save Hangar One Committee and fought back hard enough to keep it standing.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Owning even a few hours of exclusive Masters coverage lifts the value of Prime Video’s entire sports portfolio.
    Alex Sherman, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Hysterical strength is when people exhibit superhuman abilities during life-and-death circumstances, and the most common example is when a mother lifts a car to rescue her child.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • On Thursday, as part of the pre-graduation presentations and events, 16 recruits from 11 countries became American citizens in a naturalization ceremony.
    Betsy Badell, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Jaelan Phillips, Devin Lloyd and the rest of the Carolina Panthers’ new recruits will begin work at Bank of America Stadium on April 20.
    Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Knights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knights. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.

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