sheikhs

variants or sheiks
Definition of sheikhsnext
plural of sheikh

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Noun
  • The princes founded the charity, aimed at helping children in Lethoso and Botswana, in honor of their late mothers, Princess Diana and Queen 'Mamohato Bereng Seeiso.
    Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • But all the nattering nabobs of negativism who’d normally have been concentrating on Maura’s catastrophic first term had to devote at least a little attention to recounting one of the Wu Klux Klan’s more embarrassing moments of 2025.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The fires burned most of Nob Hill where the railroad barons lived.
    Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
  • After England’s decisive defeat, John was forced to confront rebellious barons at home.
    Joëlle Rollo-Koster, Fortune, 15 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
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