- plural of dynasty.
dynasties
Example Sentences
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The historic site is where emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties would offer sacrifices and pray for bountiful harvests.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
Modern college basketball is built to do one thing: destroy dynasties.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026
As part of dynasties at Manchester City and Liverpool, he won three Premier League titles, one Champions League, two FA Cups and one League Cup, as well as other honours.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2026
The first venture capitalists were wealthy individuals like Brown and Englishman Matthew Boulton—who subsidized James Watt’s steam engine in Great Britain—and scions of wealthy dynasties like the Rockefellers in the U.S.
From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026
Thus, while Austronesian languages in China may not have survived the onslaught of Chinese dynasties, some of their sister and cousin languages did.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
