imperial

Example Sentences

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For the British, it was the beginning of the end of their imperial domination of the Middle East.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

The imperial estate, brought back from Saint Helena, was awarded in 1836 to Napoleon's sister Caroline Murat.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

As army minister, he pushed the imperial cabinet into closer ties with Hitler’s Germany and Mussolini’s Italy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

There’s no “Donroe Doctrine” or some great global imperial strategy.

From Salon • Mar. 3, 2026

It was here, at a Lagos salon, that the different ranks of imperial femaleness were best understood.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie