Example Sentences

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The Chinese “Book of Rites” differentiated between the joyous sound of a well-ruled state and the resentful sound of a confused one.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 27, 2016

From beneath a well-ruled eyebrow Pe-lung continued to observe him closely.

From Kai Lung's Golden Hours by Bramah, Ernest

And this Sir Gareth was a noble knight, and a well-ruled, and fair-languaged.

From Le Mort d'Arthur: Volume 1 by Malory, Thomas, Sir

And strong and brave were the men-folk, and wise and fair were the women, and broad and rich were the acres, in Siegfried's well-ruled land.

From The Story of Siegfried by Baldwin, James

Nay truly, not so; that shameful sight causeth me to have courage and hardiness against thee, more than I would have had against thee an thou wert a well-ruled knight.

From Le Mort d'Arthur: Volume 1 by Malory, Thomas, Sir