Lords
noun
short for House of Lords
Lords
1 British
/ lɔːdz /
noun
Lord's
2
British
/ lɔːdz /
noun
Example Sentences
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The young lord’s lawyer, a friend of Claudia, is convinced his defendant is innocent, though he fears “a jury will give him life for his tattoos and his sneer.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
Gomez plays the drug lord's wife, who is kept in the dark about her former lover's new identity, while Paz portrays Emilia's new romantic interest after transitioning.
From BBC • Oct. 11, 2024
“I sell the good book, ma’am. Just moving’ through the country with the lord’s good news,” said O’Neal as Pray.
From Salon • Mar. 28, 2024
Originally a retainer to a feudal lord, it’s said he joined a Yudano seminary to pray for his lord’s recovery from a deathly illness.
From National Geographic • Jan. 19, 2024
The lord's two-masted galley Windproud broke up within sight of his castle.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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