harem
Example Sentences
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His female companion, Mumtaz Begum, 22, was a courtesan on the run from the harem of a princely state and had been staying with Bawla for the last few months.
From BBC • Jan. 11, 2025
In your book you write about your great-grandmother who was in the Sultan Abdulaziz's harem.
From Salon • Feb. 27, 2024
By rushing down the beach like David Hasselhoff in “Baywatch,” this lifeguard of a seal was not only abandoning his harem of females but also expending valuable energy.
From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2024
Women in the harem were ranked according to a strict hierarchy in which they could advance based on talent and length of service.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
They roared and bellowed when another male came near their harem and offspring.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
Vocabulary lists containing harem
"The Metamorphosis," Vocabulary from the graphic novel
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Before We Were Free
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