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Recent Examples of princely Those princely beanies and headbands, meanwhile, represent his satirical take on power and formality. Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 24 Feb. 2025 Saif Ali Khan is descended from a family of former Nawabs who ruled the small princely state of Pataudi, close to Delhi. Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025 There’s an archetypal quality to the character: a father-warrior figure treating his princely sons, who are also warriors on the battlefield, with an unsentimental sense of commitment to the cause. Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024 Pakistan, which has never reconciled itself to India’s control of almost two-thirds of the original princely state, will not miss an opportunity to sow further discord within the aggrieved populace. Sumit Ganguly, Foreign Affairs, 8 Aug. 2019 See All Example Sentences for princely
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Adjective
  • Originally built in 1888 as a hunting lodge for the Austrian imperial family, Grand Hotel Fasano has evolved over the decades from a regal retreat into a gathering place for Europe's creative elite.
    Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
  • For beauty company Clé de Peau, StudioCé staged a regal dinner for 100 at the Château de Versailles.
    Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • But the issues have reportedly caused a strain in their relationship to the point that the two have barely interacted during the royal family’s annual summer holiday at Balmoral.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Though the mother of three has made subtle changes to her hair color over the years, this latest hairstyle appears to be the lightest shade she's opted for since joining the royal family.
    KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • While its aristocratic history may be a thing of the past, the hotel (along with its grounds) does still exude the stately, elegant aura of a noble mansion.
    Erica Wertheim Zohar, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Between July 20 and August 6, peasants across France mobilized at a stunning speed following untrue rumors of an aristocratic plot to intentionally starve out much of the population.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • On the thirteenth-century tomb of Eleanor of Aquitaine, she is shown wide awake and reading, while her dull and kingly husband sleeps for all eternity.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
  • K by Dolce & Gabbana would be a kingly gift for any man.
    Dallas News, Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022

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