nobleman
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noblemen
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Coronado, a nobleman around 30 years old, set out in early 1540 with 350 Spaniards, 1,500 indigenous allies and five friars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
This one was commissioned by Aqa Afzal, a nobleman who administered Lahore during this period.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026
Everyone arrives at Ardross Castle with the desire to be either a Faithful or a Traitor and makes their case to Cumming’s devious nobleman.
From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2025
But I’d also hope that people caught Ewan McGregor playing a charming, exiled nobleman holding onto optimism in “A Gentleman in Moscow” and Hoa Xuande’s impressive work as the double agent in “The Sympathizer.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
The song was obviously of his own devising, a rather candid revelation about the personal habits of a local nobleman.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
A broken man, Coronado decided to turn back over the objections of many of his noblemen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
The title character, a princess, poses three riddles to noblemen who seek to marry her.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2024
This “Hamlet” will ask Izzard to play noblemen, women, ghosts, soldiers, courtiers, lovers and fools.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 28, 2023
In 1691, while in his late 20s, Bromley had done what many young noblemen of the time did and taken the Grand Tour, visiting France and Italy.
From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2022
Within, noblemen in my proximity would beg me to dance.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
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