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

“This leads to the imperial boomerang,” he told me.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

But that changed after archaeometry expert Professor Ernst Pernicka concluded there was "no doubt whatsoever" the statue came from Bubon, where an imperial shrine housed bronze sculptures of Roman emperors.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

In 20th-century imperial Japan, the opposite was true.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

The royal beach sits below; the waters of La Mer du Roi are crashing along the shore, and imperial ships drift down the coastline.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton