crown

Example Sentences

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Veteran Saudi columnist Abdulrahman al-Rashid said the crown prince cuts his losses when plans fall short or better options emerge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

It depicts a grieving Madonna, and would likely have been displayed facing an image of Christ wearing a crown of thorns.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

"Given the nature of the charges, they can only be dealt with at the crown court."

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

It should carry a thick streusel crown and a deep ribbon of cinnamon without collapsing under their weight.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

Franz Ferdinand was to eventually inherit the Hapsburg crown from his eighty-three-year-old uncle, Emperor Franz Joseph, and he planned to give the Bosnian Serbs a greater voice in the Austro-Hungarian government.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman