British Empire
Example Sentences
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Following the reaction to George Floyd's murder by a police officer in Minneapolis on 25 May 2020, universities launched investigations into their links with the slave trade and the British Empire.
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026
In 1965, when the Beatles were named members of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Paul McCartney told the press that the initials M.B.E. stood for Mr. Brian Epstein.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
The Trump administration is seeking to have his image on a $250 bill to celebrate the country's 250th anniversary since independence from the British Empire.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
This wasn’t a partition under the aegis of the British Empire: It happened 24 years after the British left.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
Tristran would have insisted on the most beautiful girl in the entire British Empire, if not the world, and boxed you, or been prepared to, had you argued with him.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
