pasha

Example Sentences

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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

The pasha, who is not a bad guy, has brought them to his palace and fallen for Konstanze.

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2014

“The pasha gave him his weight in gold,” my father would say, “and once again in jewels. And your great-great-great-grandfather returned home. He bought all the land around Ardestan.”

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri