courtiers

Example Sentences

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Courtiers instead washed with alcohol rubs and used scents to mask bodily odors.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2023

Courtiers sound like respectable people, basking in the reflected glory of the kings and queens they serve.

From Washington Post • Dec. 30, 2022

Courtiers have argued that using the train reduces the need for costly and disruptive hotel stays.

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2019

Courtiers swooped across the stage with open umbrellas, like a flock of blackbirds; when they stopped and turned, the Queen was suddenly revealed among them, facing her prisoner.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 17, 2016

There were Courtiers and Ladies-in-Waiting everywhere, all very gorgeously dressed and all talking at once.

From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers