British Empire
Example Sentences
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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
A star of films such as An Education, The Great Gatsby and Drive, she was made a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for her services to drama.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
They read Wong Kim Ark and other sources as having incorporated British common-law doctrine deeming anyone born in the British Empire a subject of the crown.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Terence Higgins:, external Represented Great Britain at the 1948 and 1952 Olympics and won a silver medal at the 1950 British Empire Games in New Zealand in the 4x400m relay.
From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025
In Britain and the British Empire the Gregorian calendar, the calendar we use now, was introduced by law in 1752.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
