marquis

Example Sentences

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Hilton agrees to concede defeat when Villaraigosa promises to make him the marquis of Huntington Beach.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2025

A 2005 biography of Bradford suggested she was indeed descended from lofty stock by way of her mother, who was, it said, the illegitimate daughter of a marquis.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2024

Daly presented her with a five-carat marquis diamond ring.

From Golf Digest • Apr. 20, 2020

Just listening to him uttering the names of such characters as Don Angel de Guzmàn, marquis de Castel de Rodrigo, is a joy in itself.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2018

L’Hôpital was so enthralled by the new mathematics that he persuaded Bernoulli to send him all Bernoulli’s new mathematical discoveries for the marquis to use as he desired, in return for cash.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife