conquest
noun
the act or state of conquering or the state of being conquered; vanquishment.
conquests
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pluralof conquest.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Dietrich was Hollywood’s greatest seductress, with conquests galore, male and female, but she was prouder of helping the war effort during World War II as a performer and war-bonds promoter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
The Al-Bass site is centred on a necropolis that dates back three millennia to Tyre's time as a major Phoenician city and was still in use until the Arab conquests of the 7h Century.
From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026
But though these art objects carry the weight of centuries of defeats and conquests, they can’t alone engender a cultural identity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2024
From 1815 to 1914, London presided over an expanding global system marked by industry, capital exports and colonial conquests, all spurred by the integration of the planet via railroad, steamship, telegraph and ultimately radio.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2024
Smallpox, measles, influenza, typhus, bubonic plague, and other infectious diseases endemic in Europe played a decisive role in European conquests, by decimating many peoples on other continents.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
