conquest
Example Sentences
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The Revolutionary War opened the West to conquest and settlement but also exposed its dangers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Sheinbaum's predecessor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, had demanded in 2019 that Spain apologise for human rights violations during its conquest.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
King Felipe of Spain appears to have helped thaw frosty relations with Mexico by acknowledging abuses carried out by his country during its conquest.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
Still, the rule doesn’t make exceptions for violent conquest, and the global community in general has not accepted that invasion.
From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026
During Hernan Cortes's conquest of Mexico, an expedition led by Panfilo de Narvaez landed on April 23, 1520, near what is today the city of Veracruz.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Vocabulary lists containing conquest
"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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"Remarks at the Dedication of the Aerospace Medical Health Center," Vocabulary from the speech
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The Middle East and Central Asia - Introductory
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