nobleman
Americannoun
plural
noblemennoun
Other Word Forms
- noblemanly adverb
Etymology
Origin of nobleman
Example Sentences
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The nobleman reported the outburst to the king, sure that the painter would be punished.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
Everyone arrives at Ardross Castle with the desire to be either a Faithful or a Traitor and makes their case to Cumming’s devious nobleman.
From Salon • Jan. 9, 2025
Ewan McGregor was also wonderful playing a charming, exiled nobleman holding onto optimism in “A Gentleman in Moscow.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 15, 2024
A few years later, the tutor to the empress’s rival Shoshi, Shikibu wrote the world’s first known novel, “The Tale of Genji,” about a talented and handsome nobleman hampered by his family’s unfortunate political position.
From Seattle Times • May 10, 2024
It was a gesture which, if anyone had still thought in such terms, might have recalled an eighteenth-century nobleman offering his snuffbox.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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