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

He stared as the parties continued their wordy justification of this well-ruled household like one dreaming with his eyes open. 

From The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit by Harris, Richard

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

Edmund and Freda survived King Alfred many years, and their district continued to be one of the most prosperous and well-ruled in the kingdom.

From The Dragon and the Raven by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

The only well-ruled line that he can follow is the customary prompting of his own instinct.

From Sally Bishop A Romance by Thurston, E. Temple (Ernest Temple)