interregnum
Example Sentences
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While he was at the Center for Renewing America, the think tank he founded during his private sector interregnum, Vought indicated a few concrete ways he could push his vision.
From Slate • Feb. 24, 2025
If we’re being truly rational, the period from the time you surrender your keys to the moment you collect your vehicle should be an interregnum that fills the heart with dread.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2023
Under the British constitution, a sovereign succeeds to the throne the moment his or her predecessor dies, before being proclaimed to the people, so there is no interregnum.
From Reuters • Sep. 6, 2023
Gerri warns Roman that Joy is well-connected, while Roman is "a weak monarch in a dangerous interregnum."
From Salon • May 1, 2023
While blacks did win the right to vote when the Republican Party came to power three years later, and even served in various offices, the interregnum lasted less than a decade.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
