courtier

Example Sentences

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He has survived multiple damaging scandals and found his way back to power every time, like a wily Renaissance courtier or an unkillable horror-movie villain, and may well survive this one.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2025

Unlike the conniving courtier Stone played in “The Favourite,” Bella doesn’t have a calculating bone in her body; she’s all reckless id, a purely instinctual creature.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2023

The grandchildren's father, Prince Joachim, the Queen's youngest son, reportedly only heard the news from a courtier.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2023

A: Yes, I talked to a very senior courtier who said, “Oh, God, it was awful.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2022

There in her arms I cried myself to sleep, and I dreamed of the courtier and the pink-cheeked maiden.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes