British Empire

Example Sentences

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Ancient, patriarchal and oracular, Tennyson was not merely the poet laureate of England; he was, like his queen, a symbol of the British Empire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

In 2004, she was made a Dame of the British Empire.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025

Old Filth himself is a retired judge looking back on life, with recollections of the British Empire in better days.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

Welsh was not an institutionalised or official language so it wasn't considered a suitable medium for education during the Victorian heyday of the British Empire.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025

As part of the British Empire, India was contributing both men and supplies to Britain’s war effort.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield