sultan

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Recent Examples of sultan One of the mandates handed down to the present sultan, Haitham bin Tariq, who succeeded Qaboos in 2020, is to usher the country into a sustainable future. Chris Wallace, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025 Rather, throughout the 50 years of Sultan Qaboos’s reign, there was an effort to keep Omani culture intact, while modernizing to have the best of things (including, in Muscat, a dazzling opera house, a passion project for the music-loving sultan). Chris Wallace, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025 Some secular nationalists even went as far as to claim that Ottoman sultans such as Mehmet the Conqueror had invented religious tolerance and helped inspire the European Renaissance. Nick Danforth, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2015 This mosque also holds the tombs of the commissioning sultan, his wife Haseki Hürrem, and Mimar Sinan himself. Kılıç Ali Paşa Mosque The Kılıç Ali Paşa Mosque is an example of how versatile Mimar Sinan was as an architect. Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sultan
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Noun
  • The prince had problems reaching Balmoral, as communication with the rest of the family was limited.
    Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 30 June 2025
  • Amid Warnings Tears as Amal Clooney Honors Girl Who Rejected 'Child Bride' Path The young prince was enthusiastically greeting royal fans at the start Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee celebrations when Charlotte reached over to pull his hand down.
    Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • His successor, Sheikh Haibatullah Akhunzada, whose son became a suicide bomber, is an austere cleric who has adopted the reclusive mystique of the original amir.
    New York Times, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2022
  • The amir of Kabul bought bicycles for his entire harem.
    National Geographic, National Geographic, 17 June 2020
Noun
  • But equally recurrent is the West’s broader obsession with her family—Agrippina along with emperors Caligula, Nero, Augustus, and others.
    Literary Hub June 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
  • Years ago, Hans Christian Andersen told a tale of an emperor who wore no clothes.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2025
Noun
  • Trump spoke with the emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, bringing to the table Israel's agreement to a ceasefire, the diplomat said.
    Chelsea Chan, NBC news, 24 June 2025
  • Al Nusra’s emir for the area, Abu Abd al-Rahman al-Tunisi, forced the Druze to issue a statement from representatives of the various villages agreeing to renounce their religion.
    Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2015
Noun
  • Tokyo is famously the reigning king of Michelin cities, boasting 251 stars across 194 restaurants.
    Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2025
  • Our leader shall not be a king ruling by divine right, as that was decided on this day in Philadelphia 249 years ago, but one of the common folk elevated freely by fellow citizens.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 4 July 2025
Noun
  • Some still support the family of the shah, the U.S.-backed leader deposed during the 1979 revolution that brought the current ruling clergy to power.
    Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
  • In October 1979, President Jimmy Carter agreed to allow the shah to come to the U.S. to seek advanced medical treatment.
    Jeffrey Fields, The Conversation, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • And, instead of having an exclusive party after her Saturday night performance, Charli turned up to Daniel’s DJ set at the festival’s San Remo bar, dancing until 2 a.m. with the masses — in a way that the Glasto princess only can.
    Ellise Shafer, Variety, 30 June 2025
  • Nowadays, the pint-size pop princess splits her time between New York and Los Angeles.
    Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • Relevance Requires Evolution And An Open Mind Wintour’s disconnect from digital-native audiences shows legacy alone can’t protect relevance, particularly when she’s cultivated an environment where challenging the empress’s nudity becomes career suicide.
    Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • Suitably, the hotel pays homage to the empress in numerous ways, from a signature suite to a turndown cookie in the shape of her pet deer.—Mary Winston Nicklin Read Afar’s full review of the Rosewood Schloss Fuschl.
    Jennifer Flowers, AFAR Media, 3 Apr. 2025

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