Canute

American  

[kuh-noot, -nyoot] / kəˈnut, -ˈnyut /

Also Cnut,

noun

1. a.d. 994?–1035, Danish king of England 1017–35; of Denmark 1018–35; and of Norway 1028–35.

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Canute British  

/ kəˈnjuːt /

noun

1. died 1035, Danish king of England (1016–35), Denmark (1018–35), and Norway (1028–35). He defeated Edmund II of England (1016), but divided the kingdom with him until Edmund's death. An able ruler, he invaded Scotland (1027) and drove Olaf II from Norway (1028)

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Example Sentences

Canute knew that reality was bigger than he or any idea he had.

From Washington Times

It was seen coming around the bend in Canute Road, Southampton, on Saturday morning before arriving - and parallel parking - at the aviation museum.

From BBC

“Not even if I could. I might as well be King Canute, forbidding the tide to come in.”

From Los Angeles Times

Just as King Canute failed to hold back the seas, so Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has floundered in her efforts to stop the flow of migrants to Italy since she took office last October.

From Reuters

Just as King Canute failed to hold back the seas, so Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has floundered in her efforts to stop the flow of migrants to Italy since she took office last October.

From Reuters