king of the castle

noun

1. a children's game in which each child attempts to stand alone on a mound, sandcastle, etc, by pushing other children off it

2. informal,  a person who is in a commanding or superior position

Example Sentences

Described by a former colleague as "king of the castle" in the transplant unit, Prof Schueler had a decade-long relationship with the manufacturer of the Medtronic device, public records show.

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Kardashian later accused Thomas of domestic violence, stating in court documents obtained by the Daily Mail, "Damon decided what we would do and when we would do it. He was very much the King of the castle."

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“Like I’m the king of the castle,” he said.

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He beat fellow finalists actor Simon Gregson and singer Frankie Bridge to be crowned the king of the castle.

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The fugitive, identified only as the “King of the Castle” by the European Union’s law-enforcement agency, was detained on Oct.

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