Peter III
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Should win: Hoult, playing a vain, unpredictable, glass-breaking, headbutting and unethical Peter III of Russia in “The Great,” sucking the oxygen from every scene.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2022
It is true that Catherine was betrothed to Peter III of Russia as a teenager, and would go on to rule the country after deposing her husband in a military-backed coup.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2022
Elle Fanning plays a plucky and ambitious Catherine the Great opposite Nicholas Hoult’s brutish Peter III in this irreverent and comedic series, which takes more than a few historical liberties.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 11, 2021
History indicates that the reign of Peter III was short, and while "The Great" may choose to drawn out Hoult's giddy presences for longer than what the records show, we won't mind.
From Salon ● May 15, 2020
From the death-bed they had fled to Peter, and kneeling before him, they praised God for at length bestowing upon the happy realm the noblest and best ruler, Peter III.!
From The Daughter of an Empress by Greene, Nathaniel
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