aristocrat

Example Sentences

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Next came Didius Julianus, a senatorial aristocrat who achieved the throne by bribing the guardsmen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

He mentioned another guy, who is now in my prologue, Georg Ritter von Schönerer, a Viennese aristocrat who was inspirational to Hitler at a given moment in Hitler’s youth.

From Slate • Mar. 2, 2026

Konik noted that Nike is on the verge of becoming a dividend aristocrat, referring to companies referring to companies that have increased payouts to investors every year for at least the last 25 years.

From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026

The twice-married aristocrat inherited his dukedom in 2014, following the death of his father, the 11th Duke of Marlborough.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

Whereas Jackson tended toward a more volatile and pulpit-thumping style reminiscent of an itinerant Presbyterian minister in the revivalistic mode, Smith preferred the more measured cadences of the South Carolina aristocrat steeped in Ciceronian formalities.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis