conquest
noun
con·quest
ˈkän-ˌkwest 
ˈkäŋ-;
ˈkäŋ-kwəst
1
: the act or process of conquering
2
a
: something conquered
especially
: territory appropriated in war
b
: a person whose favor or hand has been won
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Examples of conquest in a Sentence
tales of the ancient army's conquests
She was one of his many conquests.
people who boast about their sexual conquests
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The move led to a 7-6 Game 5 victory, a 4-1 conquest of the Yankees and the Dodgers' first World Series title since 2020 and first in a full season since 1988.
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Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
His first conquest was a dealer named Marguerite Cohn, the doyenne of House of Books, on Madison Avenue, who was in her nineties.
—Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Pom moved on to his next conquest: a mother and cub who evaded him by scaling a tree.
—Stephanie Vermillion, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
Advertisement Next up on the Dodgers’ October conquest: the New York Mets, who will travel to Dodger Stadium for the start of a best-of-seven NL Championship Series on Sunday.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
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Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
His first conquest was a dealer named Marguerite Cohn, the doyenne of House of Books, on Madison Avenue, who was in her nineties.
—Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Pom moved on to his next conquest: a mother and cub who evaded him by scaling a tree.
—Stephanie Vermillion, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
Advertisement Next up on the Dodgers’ October conquest: the New York Mets, who will travel to Dodger Stadium for the start of a best-of-seven NL Championship Series on Sunday.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
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conquest
noun
con·quest
ˈkän-ˌkwest
ˈkäŋ-
1
: the act or process of conquering
2
: something conquered
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