nobles
- plural of noble.
Example Sentences
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His people are ancient and few, a clan whose kinship with nature left them vulnerable to warring nobles who all but wiped them out.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
"We need a long process of changing the mindset" of the nobles, he said during the enormous funeral of one of them close to the capital, to which 4,000 guests, including atas, were invited.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
English lands were handed over the Norman nobles.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Ironically, the nobles and clergy who had defied the king by upholding their privileges yielded these same privileges to the National Assembly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
In consequence, the court nobles were left to choose the emperor.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
