kingly
Example Sentences
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A purchase is theoretically possible and has historic precedents—although expanding one’s territory with gold or other payments has become rarer in modern times as nation states replaced empires and kingly realms.
His pizzazz was a large measure of his appeal, along with his manufactured image as a shrewd businessman with a kingly touch and infallible judgment.
From Los Angeles Times
Later they turn to kingly and materialistic protections against their wandering.
From Salon
Robert Brustein, who died last month at the age of 96, was every inch a kingly critic.
From Los Angeles Times
Worn at every coronation since then, it symbolises kingly dignity.
From Reuters
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