Example Sentences

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In contrast, fewer tombs survive from more turbulent eras, such as the Five Dynasties period.

From Science Daily • Nov. 15, 2025

Dynasties have come and gone at Miami, Florida State, Florida and Oklahoma while “College GameDay” has reigned as the preeminent Saturday morning pregame show.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2023

Dynasties that viewed the Abbasids as too corrupt or too distant began to splinter off.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Families: Dynasties dominate national politics in the Philippines — just a few families constitute up to 70 percent of Congress.

From New York Times • Jan. 10, 2023

But that’s the way with an ocean voyage: Dynasties have been decided.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck