royal we
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of royal we
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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The royal we can also choose to be a complete ass instead, since we do have the option — but the repercussions of that choice are on us.
From Washington Post • Mar. 27, 2022
On this fine holiday Friday, the Surge’s royal we represents Slate news blogger Ben Mathis-Lilley, substituting for a vacationing or possibly imprisoned Jim Newell.
From Slate • Jul. 2, 2021
After all, when Con first appears, dressed in dusty shades of purple like a retired royal, we already know he’s our Byronic hero.
From New York Times • Oct. 30, 2020
"We" is the royal "we": government and fare payers.
From BBC • Nov. 6, 2016
This first royal we, which associated the French with the prosperity of this family, was a most bitter pill to me.
From Ten Years' Exile Memoirs of That Interesting Period of the Life of the Baroness De Stael-Holstein, Written by Herself, during the Years 1810, 1811, 1812, and 1813, and Now First Published from the Original Manuscript, by Her Son. by Stael-Holstein, Auguste Louis Baron de
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