reigning

Example Sentences

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Bath's wait for another trophy in this competition will stretch to 29 years, while reigning champions Bordeaux earn the chance to go back to back against Leinster in three weeks' time.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

"I am told to my amazement it is also the first time in Bermuda's 400-year history that the islands have received a reigning King," he told guests at a garden party on Friday evening.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Wings All Star and reigning rookie of the year Paige Bueckers led her team with 20 points in 20 minutes on eight-for-12 shooting.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The first reigning British sovereign to set foot in America was my grandfather, King George VI. He visited in 1939 with my beloved grandmother, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

“Ah, Janelle Monáe, the reigning queen of blerdom.”

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon