nobleman
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noblemen
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It was created by two brothers, Qa'im Muhammad and Muhammad Muqim, for a Mughal nobleman.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026
In Shakespeare’s “Henry VI, Part 1,” the brave nobleman Talbot sneers at any knight who is “quite degraded, like a hedge-born swain.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 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
But I’d also hope that people caught Ewan McGregor playing a charming, exiled nobleman holding onto optimism in “A Gentleman in Moscow” and Hoa Xuande’s impressive work as the double agent in “The Sympathizer.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
Its high, somewhat stiff collar against my neck, the wide cuffs touching my wrists, the rich material against my skin excited a sense of strangeness and distinction; I felt like some nobleman, some Spanish grandee.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
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Wealthy Polish noblemen, for instance, would often refuse to pay, shielded from any consequences by their superior social position.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
Then, in the army, he experienced this kind of entirely new world where army officials were not necessarily noblemen anymore.
From Slate ● Mar. 2, 2026
The title character, a princess, poses three riddles to noblemen who seek to marry her.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2024
This “Hamlet” will ask Izzard to play noblemen, women, ghosts, soldiers, courtiers, lovers and fools.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 28, 2023
As though they are noblemen in grandstands viewing fortress warfare in the years of the Crusaders.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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