lord

Example Sentences

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In fact, Flores was an alleged crime lord in her own right, pursued for years by DEA units overseen by federal prosecutors in New York and Florida.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

President Claudia Sheinbaum unveiled the country's security plan less than two weeks after an explosion of violence in Guadalajara, and other parts of the country, triggered by the death of a notorious drug lord.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

Bain's letter to the government was included in a list of nearly 30 cases which the lord advocate has updated either the Scottish or UK governments on over the past three decades.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

He gained a reputation for his love of cockfights, also calling himself “El Señor de Los Gallos” — the lord of the roosters.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

Perhaps he should have said my lord, but the ex-lord chancellor of England had seemed quite content with sir.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman