Kings

[ kingz ]

/ kɪŋz /

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noun (used with a singular verb)

either of two books of the Bible, 1 Kings or 2 Kings, which contain the history of the kings of Israel and Judah. Abbreviation: Ki.

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Origin of Kings

First recorded before 1000

Words nearby Kings

king post, king prawn, king quail, king rail, king rod, Kings, king salmon, King's Bench, king's blue, king's bounty, Kings Canyon National Park

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How to use Kings in a sentence

Since their last playoff appearance, the Kings have produced just one All-Star in DeMarcus Cousins, whose 2016-17 selection remains the team’s most recent.
De’Aaron Fox Isn’t An All-Star, But He’s Taken The Leap|James L. Jackson|February 25, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
Beginning with the 2006-07 season, the Kings have wandered a toilsome road, owners of the second-longest playoff drought in NBA history.
De’Aaron Fox Isn’t An All-Star, But He’s Taken The Leap|James L. Jackson|February 25, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
The Kings hired the Hall of Famer that same summer, making her the second female NBA assistant coach after Becky Hammon with the San Antonio Spurs.
From ticket sales to the front office: How Amber Nichols became the G League’s second female GM|Ava Wallace|January 30, 2021|Washington Post
In 2017, Tencent drew Beijing’s ire after its Honor of Kings gaming app was downloaded hundreds of millions of times in China.
China’s markets welcome homegrown tech—but Ant’s suspended IPO is a reminder of the risks|Grady McGregor|November 7, 2020|Fortune

In fairness to Dončić and Porziņģis, the Mavericks did shape up some in their come-from-behind victory on Tuesday to knock off the Kings in overtime.
The Suns And Mavs Shouldn’t Have Surprised Us … But We Didn’t See T.J. Warren Coming|Chris Herring (chris.herring@fivethirtyeight.com)|August 5, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
While the chicken today might be the least exotic bird one can think of, it was once a gift that wowed kings.
The History of the Chicken: How This Humble Bird Saved Humanity|William O’Connor|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Three Kings invented many important Christmas traditions.
Keep Christmas Commercialized!|P. J. O’Rourke|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Same with the Three Kings and their gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
Keep Christmas Commercialized!|P. J. O’Rourke|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Kings are sending the message that this is not always the case.
The Good Wife’s Religion Politics: Voters Have No Faith in Alicia's Atheism|Regina Lizik|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Anything beyond that is a question to talk to the Kings about, not really a question for me.
The Good Wife’s Secret Weapon: Matt Czuchry on Cary Agos’s Terrible, Horrible Year|Kevin Fallon|October 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Its pages are filled with the purple gowns of kings and the scarlet trappings of the warrior.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
He glorified him in the sight of kings, and gave him commandments in the sight of his people, and shewed him his glory.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
In the reign of some of the English kings the demolition of such houses would not have been adjudged treason.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Who broughtest down kings to destruction, and brokest easily their power in pieces, and the glorious from their bed.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
We now proceed to learn the eighteen kings intermediate between William II.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)

British Dictionary definitions for Kings

Kings

/ (kɪŋz) /

noun

(functioning as singular) Old Testament (in versions based on the Hebrew, including the Authorized Version) either of the two books called I and II Kings recounting the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel

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