Sun King
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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French President Emmanuel Macron hosted Trump for dinner at Versailles after a G7 summit last month, with the US president calling the palace of the Sun King Louis XIV "the real deal".
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
"He's just like Louis XIV," one retired American diplomat said to me, referring to France's self-aggrandising Sun King.
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2025
A Sun Valley native and the district’s council member, Imelda Padilla, underscored the significance of resources such as Sun King Apartments in addressing homelessness, particularly with families in her area.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2024
“The problem was affordability, but now customers can pay installments over a period of 18 months,” said Tunde Oladipupo, an agent for Sun King, a solar power company.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2023
Louis Xiy aged fifteen, as Apollo, the Sun King, in Lully's Le Ballet de la nuit of 1653.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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