pasha
Example Sentences
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In this middle grade novel, an elderly camel brings two baby chicks to safety, distracting them with tales of her life as one of nine racing camels gifted by a Turkish pasha to the U.S.
From New York Times • Oct. 6, 2021
The United States paid when its navy could not resist, but the pasha of Tripoli declared war when Jefferson stopped payment in 1801.
From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018
But in Istanbul, this writer’s only thoughts are where to experience a traditional Turkish bath house and whether to buy those pasha pants.
From Washington Times • Jun. 24, 2016
Or maybe he just wants to lie down and luxuriate on a rug, a furry pasha surveying his realm.
From Washington Post • Jan. 4, 2015
So the telling goes, the young doctor of Isfahan was summoned to the palace of a great pasha.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
