duke

Example Sentences

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Walpole’s cousin Henry Conway came as the duke from “Don Quixote.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Appealing for "unity" this week, the duke concluded his article by calling for people to confront both antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

The BBC has asked organisers whether the duke is receiving a fee.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

And in a 1778 painting of Gainsborough’s wife, Margaret, who was the illegitimate daughter of a duke, he poses her classically in costly black lace.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

The duke only nodded, bowed, and strode out of the chamber.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas