Lancelot, Sir

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The greatest of the knights of the Round Table. King Arthur (see also Arthur) was his friend and lord. In some versions of the legend, he became the lover of Queen Guinevere, Arthur's wife.

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Words nearby Lancelot, Sir

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How to use Lancelot, Sir in a sentence

Now that he was Sir Alfred, there was one final blast of publicity.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After his knighthood, I stop by to see him and call him Sir Alfred.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
De Mena offers me a glass of Sir Francis Drake, Casa Bruja's red ale.
House of the Witch: The Renegade Craft Brewers of Panama|Jeff Campagna|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sir Bob, 63, responded with his usual colorful language to his critics.
Do They Know It’s Time to Stop Band Aid?|Tom Sykes|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Good old Sir Bob Geldof stepping into the breach again to raise money for crisis-hit Africa?
Do They Know It’s Time to Stop Band Aid?|Tom Sykes|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The old man seemed to be greatly agitated, and hurriedly whispering, "We thought you were never coming, sir!"
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
Mr. Pickwick—deepest obligations—life preserver—made a man of me—you shall never repent it, sir.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2)|Charles Dickens
Sir Cadge was about the same age as the famous beauty, and rose quite two inches above her lofty head.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
I wouldn't go on if I were you, sir; the luck's dead against you to-night; I wouldn't go on, indeed I wouldn't.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
No, Sir, said the other, nothing at all except the enjoyment of your good company: and so gave over importuning him.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner (1801)|Daniel Defoe