conqueror
Example Sentences
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Gilgamesh returns to his kingdom of Uruk not as a conqueror but as a witness: to loss, to limitation, to the fragile beauty of what cannot last.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
But it seems more and more obvious that he's seriously entertaining fantasies of being some sort of world conqueror.
From Salon • Feb. 3, 2025
Chris Hemsworth, in one of the most colorful and transformative performances of his career, plays the villain Dementus with the flair of a deranged Roman conqueror.
From Seattle Times • May 15, 2024
Wilson, who faces Selby's conqueror Joe O'Connor next, said he stood a good chance of becoming world champion if he could maintain this form.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2024
He entered his city not only safe after peril by land and sea, but triumphant, the proud conqueror of Troy.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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