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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He would found the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia after three decades of similarly bloody conquests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 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
After 1909, Secretary of State Philander Knox, one of the founders of the United States Steel Corporation, pursued a program of "dollar diplomacy" that promoted American power through overseas investments rather than territorial conquests.
From Salon ● Mar. 7, 2025
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
The conquests of England, every single one of them bloody, are part of what Americans have in mind when they speak of England’s glory.
From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin
