How to Use crown prince in a Sentence

crown prince

noun
  • He's been heralded as the crown prince of jazz.
  • Hamzah, who was 17 at the time, was named crown prince.
    Jomana Karadsheh, CNN, 5 Apr. 2021
  • Some seem to have taken the crown prince’s words to heart.
    New York Times, 24 Oct. 2021
  • The crown prince of late night has returned to his throne.
    Chris Murphy, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2021
  • The new account was topped with a photo of the crown prince.
    Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2021
  • Trump is one of those who hail the crown prince as a reformer.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 20 Oct. 2020
  • Since then, the crown prince, known as MBS, has been the kingdom’s day-to-day ruler.
    Justin Scheck, WSJ, 24 Feb. 2021
  • The former crown prince is the son of the late King Hussein and his fourth wife, Queen Noor.
    Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2021
  • The Saudis said that the team acted on its own and that the crown prince was not involved.
    NBC News, 7 Dec. 2021
  • Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman is the head of that fund.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 9 June 2022
  • Karl’s father, Otto, was the last crown prince, born in 1912.
    Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2022
  • NBC News was not able to confirm that Netanyahu and the crown prince had met.
    NBC News, 23 Nov. 2020
  • Muhammad bin Salman, the kingdom’s crown prince, wants that to change.
    The Economist, 31 Oct. 2019
  • And when the Saudi crown prince came to Houston, Steuart’s firm set up his safe house.
    Dallas News, 26 Sep. 2022
  • Biden met with the Saudi crown prince in July as gas prices in the US reached record highs.
    Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2022
  • The crown prince, needless to say, agrees that his reforms are a boon for his country.
    oregonlive, 3 Mar. 2022
  • Three years ago, Mohammed bin Salman was named crown prince.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 17 Dec. 2020
  • The kingdom denied any involvement of the crown prince.
    Rory Jones, WSJ, 25 Dec. 2021
  • The film opens with the Chola crown prince Aditha Karikalan (Vikram) and his army being victorious on the field.
    Shalini Dore, Variety, 13 Oct. 2022
  • As a 16-year-old crown prince, he was caught having an affair with a 17-year-old page.
    NBC News, 18 Oct. 2021
  • The exchange may help bolster the crown prince's mediating role in the Ukraine war.
    Hadas Gold and Abeer Salman, CNN, 23 Sep. 2022
  • At the 1960 Rome Games, the then crown prince was part of the gold medal-winning team in three-person Dragon Class sailing.
    Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Biden said the purpose of his trip was not to meet with the crown prince but to position the United States in the region for the future.
    Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 16 July 2022
  • But the Saudi crown prince’s penchant for moonshots isn’t just a matter of words.
    Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 May 2023
  • The crown prince could soon be the king and therefore Biden’s formal counterpart.
    NBC News, 20 Feb. 2021
  • Its statement did not mention the crown prince’s own alleged role.
    Matthew Lee, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Nov. 2022
  • But as president, Biden landed in Riyadh in 2022 and warmly fist-bumped the young crown prince.
    Byvivienne Walt, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Frederik and Mary’s eldest son Christian, 18, has become crown prince and heir to the throne.
    Jan M. Olsen, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Biden has sent a clear signal to the Saudi crown prince: The days of sweeping access during the Trump years are over.
    NBC News, 22 Feb. 2021
  • At a mere 18 years old, the teenager will then be named first in line for the Danish throne following the abdication of his grandmother, Queen Margrethe—and, in the process, will become one of the youngest crown princes in the modern day.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2024

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