empress

Example Sentences

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This upcoming Spring/Summer 2026 season has been inspired by Vietnam's former ruling Nguyen dynasty, notably Emperor Khai Dinh and the last empress consort, Nam Phuong, who both lived under colonial French rule.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

Among the stolen pieces was a large, diamond-encrusted bow brooch that belonged to the same empress.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

A crown of the empress Eugénie was left at the scene and is being examined to see if it is damaged.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2025

Her climb from lifestyle author to homemaking empress, along with her fall and brief imprisonment, spawned endless special reports, gossip columns, parodies, and unauthorized biographies both serious and salacious.

From Salon • Oct. 30, 2024

She glows in her ceremonials, looking more like an empress than a Blood Shrike.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir