woolsack

Example Sentences

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A Royal Commission, made up of five peers appointed by the King, take their places on the woolsack dressed in red ermine robes and black and two-pointed, bicorner hats.

From BBC • May 25, 2024

She will chair her first session from the woolsack on 5 September.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2011

At Wembley, he should sit on a woolsack.

From The Guardian • Mar. 24, 2010

Now the historic woolsack is a seat upholstered in red cloth.

From Time Magazine Archive

Notwithstanding his illustrious descent, Simon Harcourt raised himself to the woolsack by his own exertions, and was in no degree indebted to powerful relatives for his elevation.

From A Book About Lawyers by Jeaffreson, John Cordy