royal
adjective
of or relating to a king, queen, or other sovereign.
royals
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pluralof royal.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Erling Haaland and his teammates will be fine, as will the Abu Dhabi royals, although whatever remains of the club’s pre-2008 Mancunian fanbase is likely to suffer bitterly.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
Modern British royals have expressed remorse for the brutal slave trade that enriched their ancestors, but like the UK government have not issued an official apology for the slave trade.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
In Antigua and Barbuda, a state named after its two main tropical islands, the royals will attend a parade to mark 45 years of independence.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
The legacy of the shocking death of Diana, Princess of Wales, is still the rawest of wounds for the royals, as demonstrated by the no-holds-barred memoir from her brother Earl Spencer.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Mummies of forty other pharaohs and royals were found there too, and they were put into Egyptian museums.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
