earl

Example Sentences

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"I don't think we should be using the hereditary privilege we have in the Lords to haggle or negotiate for life peerages," the earl said.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

The earl of Arundel’s tomb expresses the grim realities beneath the era’s facade of chivalry: Above, he is depicted resplendent in full armor; below, as a gaunt cadaver.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

They include the alabaster monument to John, seventh earl of Arundel, a high-profile casualty of the Hundred Years’ War with France.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

Viewers eventually learn Sophie’s servitude is forced after her parentage is revealed — she’s the illegitimate daughter of an earl.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

If Father wrote I must marry the earl, I would have to do it.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine