rajah
Example Sentences
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It could be a wedding feast, perhaps, thrown by a rajah to celebrate the marriage of one of his sons — some occasion for which no expense would be spared.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 24, 2022
He’s often called the “sultan of sequins, the rajah of rhinestones” and has won numerous Emmy Awards for his designs and been nominated for Academy Awards.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 18, 2016
He's often called the "sultan of sequins, the rajah of rhinestones" and has won numerous Emmy Awards for his designs and been nominated for Academy Awards.
From US News ● Apr. 18, 2016
Mr. Hübbe may love the choreography but not the plot, for he puts his version in 19th-century India and makes the warrior a British lieutenant, while the rajah becomes a vice consul with a daughter.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2012
I have intruded, rajah," Darna Singh explained, "because there is trouble at the temple.
From The Three Sapphires by Fraser, W. A.
