imperial
Example Sentences
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He climbed over a barrier and was immediately restrained by officers from the imperial guard and Tokyo police who wrapped him in a blanket and led him away.
From Barron's
"The site is a rare example of a late villa occupation remaining in use until the mid-5th Century, 50 years after the accepted termination of imperial Roman Britain," explains the former University of Northampton lecturer.
From BBC
By killing his friend, Brutus ushered in the future rule of the imperial Caesars, and so achieved the opposite of what he intended.
That doesn’t mean Mr. Putin would surrender his imperial aims for a fee.
The census was more than a deployment of imperial authority, writes Ms. Truschke, a professor of South Asian history at Rutgers University.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
