sultan

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Recent Examples of sultan Noor Inayat Khan, codenamed Madeleine during her service with the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) was the great-great-granddaughter of an Indian sultan. Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025 Sultanate: Supreme power rests in the hands of a sultan. Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 The sultans and their successors have been replaced—first by the British East India Company, which ruled over Gujarat for nearly 50 years, and then, in the wake of the 1857 Indian Uprising, by the British government. Radha Vatsal june 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025 The Turkish president appears to see himself as a modern-day sultan, the rightful heir to Sunni leadership. Colin P. Clarke, Foreign Affairs, 31 Oct. 2018 See All Example Sentences for sultan
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Noun
  • The interview, which came to be because the prince was facing mounting scrutiny due to his alleged relationship with Epstein, was supposed to be a way to save his public image.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The project is described to us as in the vein of King Lear and Succession, charting the rivalry between two princes over a renowned Korean painting.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Empire is giving up on its capital and on its emperor, as Dusk tells them this would effectively end the Galactic Empire.
    Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Hackberry acts as a larval food source for butterflies, such as the question mark and the emperor.
    Steve Bender, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • In a separate social media post this afternoon, Trump thanked the emir of Qatar.
    Chelsea Chan, NBC news, 24 June 2025
  • The deal was coordinated at the highest level by the president, Vice President JD Vance, and the Qatari emir and prime minister.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • According to thousands of shoppers, the Becky Cameron Sheet Set, which comes in 19 colors and is available in sizes ranging from twin to California king, is an ideal pick.
    Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Transport yourself back in time to the days where kings and queens ruled, and see over 100 daily shows.
    Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The shah was admitted to the United States on October 22.
    Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Anderson’s account of the shah in the 1970s is a familiar story of an Icarus-like figure felled by his own hubris.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Pop princess Kylie Minogue landed some punches as Cammy White in the 1994 Street Fighter film.
    Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Each child will have the chance to meet and take photos with their favorite princesses during a special meet-and-greet.
    Tiffani Jackson Skinner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • His most important client, during a fifty-year career, was an empress, but tsarinas, society mavens, actresses, and courtesans all came to rely on his expertise.
    Leslie Camhi, New Yorker, 25 July 2025
  • There is only one queen at a time and should two reign, they are considered mother-daughter empresses.
    Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Noun
  • Witkoff went from Qatar to Israel on Saturday and insisted on having a meeting with the prime minister on the afternoon of the Jewish sabbath—a violation of Israeli protocol rudely designed to remind Netanyahu who was the vassal and who was the suzerain.
    Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Citizens of countries historically exploited by the West face higher financial and bureaucratic hurdles to access facilities and resources concentrated in their former suzerain.
    WIRED, WIRED, 26 Aug. 2022

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“Sultan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sultan. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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