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
She is in the International Swimming Hall of Fame and has a British Empire Medal for her dedication to swimming.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 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
Ancient, patriarchal and oracular, Tennyson was not merely the poet laureate of England; he was, like his queen, a symbol of the British Empire.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
It was a vintage Franklin performance, reminiscent of his bemused but devastating recommendations to the English government in 1770 about the surest means to take the decisive action guaranteed to destroy the British Empire.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
