lordly

Example Sentences

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That team became the lordly Yankees, an “aesthetically evil” and “universally despised dynasty” that, nonetheless, Mr. Gittlitz grudgingly admits, has a lot of working-class fans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Roan, dressed as a lordly knight, emerges from a castle and conquers it.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2025

The surge ended in the World Series, the lordly Yankees winning in six games, but Mays was on his way and Durocher gave him full credit.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2024

From 1958 to 1961, sulking Giants and Dodgers fans had to put up with the lordly Yankees winning three pennants and two World Series.

From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2022

The first two lines would sweep up the river to engage and destroy Jeffrey's little fleet, or "the boy's toys" as Ser Imry dubbed them, to the mirth of his lordly captains.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin