crowned head
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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It was not an easy time to be a European crowned head.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 28, 2022
"There is a very famous proverb that says that a crowned head becomes wiser. But we see it is not true," she said on the Tele1 channel.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2022
Canada, a white-haired golden retriever, was crowned head boy for a pristine lime green uniform with stripes and a school bag.
From Reuters ● Dec. 13, 2021
In an effort to remove the cake’s pagan connotations, the fava bean was replaced with a porcelain figurine of a crowned head, honoring the three biblical kings.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 4, 2014
Later reflection showed him that this would be to arraign the conduct of the Emperor, and to call in question the judgment of a crowned head.
From The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life by Lever, Charles James
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