be ruled by
Example Sentences
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Burma was only ever a part of India, in any meaningful sense, when it came to be ruled by the British in 1824.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
Or, as in “Stranger Things” and “Weapons,” the gestalt entity may be ruled by one being devoted to conquest and control.
From Salon • Dec. 29, 2025
The competitive Tekken scene used to be ruled by players from the Far East, but the current top ten contains four players from Pakistan.
From BBC • Oct. 2, 2024
But Janpal Basran, who heads local charity Southall Community Alliance, said that many communities in the area are from former colonies and “remember what it was like to be ruled by others.”
From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2023
"Mark my words, Hitler won't last long. The German people won't be ruled by an idiot."
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
