king

Example Sentences

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“Happy building!” the benevolent boy king of A.I. told the world.

From Slate • Apr. 14, 2026

The authors of the Constitution, having thrown off a king, debated at length how to guard against a power-crazed president.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The name Satyrex combines Satyr, a half-human, half-beast figure from Greek mythology known for exaggerated anatomy, with the Latin word rēx, meaning "king."

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

But she also concludes that George III wasn’t a tyrant, just a king “ill advised by ministers obsessed by debt,” and the unavoidable fact that their empire, expanding for centuries, was now shrinking.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Jarvis says, leaping his knight into enemy territory, forking Fleetwood’s king and queen.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin