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
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
In 2004, she was made a Dame of the British Empire.
From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025
The family history is enmeshed with the British Empire.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025
DISLIKES: Convinced the fall of the British Empire was due to its food, which he calls “a culinary crime against humanity.”
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
