reign
noun
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
reigned
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past participleof reign.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof reign.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
reignnounthe period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
Example Sentences
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But expressions turned to anxiety and caution reigned, as the vote count progressed and the left-wing bloc's lead began to shrink.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
King Harald reigned for 35 years and died at the national hospital in Norway's capital where he was being treated for a rare blood condition.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
And for years, “Sgt. Pepper” reigned supreme, routinely topping “best of” lists as the finest album ever recorded.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
Friday and Sunday evenings, Stravinsky, who reigned over the festival in the 1950s, and Schoenberg had pride of place as the two pillars of midcentury 20th century music in L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
He reigned supreme for half a century and his early offerings, Nabucco included, had plots carefully chosen to whip up the Italian people’s desire for self-government, the movement known as the Risorgimento.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
