Example Sentences

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In the end, the elite Praetorian Guard auctioned off the emperorship to the highest bidder.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2023

The enormous canvas was unveiled at the Salon, a convenient national art occasion that fell between Napoleon’s May declaration of his emperorship and his December coronation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2020

In fact, by the early modern period, emperorship was an elected position.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

Unlike his great-uncle, Julius Caesar, Octavian eliminated all political rivals and set up a permanent hereditary emperorship.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

Are we competing against each other for emperorship?

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir