British Empire
Example Sentences
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The war was fought between 1899 and 1902 between the British Empire and the two independent Boer states who were vying for control of South Africa.
From BBC • May 12, 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
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
Old Filth himself is a retired judge looking back on life, with recollections of the British Empire in better days.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
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
