knights
Example Sentences
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Armies stopped relying on knights in armor when they came up against gunpowder weapons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
The report found 21 other royal post-holders, including 17 military knights, have accommodation without charge in the occupied palaces.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
We’re obviously very thematically about fathers and sons, knights and squires, and, to a certain extent brothers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2026
However, this tourney attracts lords and knights from great houses throughout Westeros, including a couple whose families figure prominently in “Game of Thrones.”
From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2026
“Not you! If the knights are anywhere nearby, they’ll spot you from a mile away. Gwenforte, too. Stay here with her. Jacob and I will find out where the inn is, and be right back.”
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
