How to Use earl in a Sentence

earl

noun

• George Herber and wife Fiona, the eighth earl and countess of Carnarvon, own the place.
  — Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2019
• The Kentucky Derby and all the other Derbys around the world take their name from the earl.
  — William Booth, Washington Post, 4 June 2022
• His parents were named Isaac and Miriam, and in 1879 he was made an earl by a queen.
  — Talia Lavin, The New Republic, 13 Feb. 2020
• There’s nothing quite like a prince or duke — or earl — in uniform.
  — Maura Hohman, PEOPLE.com, 5 July 2018
• The earl lives with his family in Bagshot Park in Berkshire.
  — Morgan Winsor and Zoe Magee, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2021
• The earl called the BBC to vouch for Bashir’s credibility.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2022
• Those standing are an array of earls, viscounts and even a duke.
  — The Economist, 21 June 2018
• Shushan’s version is mounted in a frame topped by an earl’s coronet.
  — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 28 Jan. 2020
• The earl had planned to have these ancient treasures grace Broomhall, his country house in Scotland.
  — New York Times, 8 July 2022
• Beneath the crane is Villa Altachiara, a 30-room mansion built in the late 19th century by a British earl.
  — New York Times, 1 June 2022
• With no funds left for its upkeep Kitto, like many an earl or duke before him, was forced to marry for money.
  — Moira Hodgson, WSJ, 1 Jan. 2021
• Slowly striding behind on the last mile of the 3 -mile journey were her adored sons, heads bowed; their father, Prince Charles; their grandfather Prince Philip; and the earl.
  — Maureen Johnson, The Seattle Times, 30 Aug. 2017
• Additionally, Prince Edward, the Queen's youngest child, wanted his kids to be styled as the children of an earl, rather than as prince or princess.
  — Temi Adebowale, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Oct. 2018
• So when Michael becomes an earl and Francesca is suddenly single, one passionate night might prove that these two are meant to be.
  — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 24 Mar. 2022
• Eventually, Edward caved and agreed to strip Piers of his title as earl of Cornwall and exile him.
  — Anne Thériault, Longreads, 21 June 2022
• The extensive support for Harold, the earl of Wessex and the most powerful man in the kingdom after the king, was a pragmatic response to the crisis.
  — David Bates, Smithsonian, 5 June 2017
• The extensive support for Harold, the earl of Wessex and the most powerful man in the kingdom after the king, was a pragmatic response to the crisis.
  — David Bates, Smithsonian, 5 June 2017
• Sophie Beckett is the daughter of an earl who lives with her wicked stepmother and evil stepsisters.
  — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 24 Mar. 2022
• So, the lady of the house had an idea: Hold a virtual cocktail party so people can join the Countess of Carnarvon and her husband, the 8th earl, in sipping gin!
  — Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com, 16 Apr. 2020
• Diana, who was the daughter of an earl and had long-standing ties to the royal family, was an appealing choice for this reason.
  — Emma Dibdin, ELLE, 10 Nov. 2022
• The Queen can choose from five titles for a man -- duke, marquess, earl, viscount or baron -- and for a woman -- duchess, marchioness, countess, viscountess and baroness.
  — Angela Dewan, CNN, 19 May 2018
• Still, the earl’s professed concern for the preservation of the glories of ancient Athens raises an interesting line of thought.
  — Bruce Clark, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2022
• Rockefellers knocked elbows with Vanderbilts and Whitneys; dukes bumped up against earls and barons.
  — Edward Dolnick, New York Times, 2 June 2017
• Meghan joined the royal family as a 36-year-old biracial American actress; Diana, as the 20-year-old daughter of a British earl.
  — Phil Boucher, PEOPLE.com, 1 July 2022
• Baronet is a rank in the British aristocracy, albeit below dukes, marquesses, earls, viscounts, and barons.
  — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 12 June 2018
• There are Degas ballerinas by the bushel, Rubens by the acre, and Venetian cityscapes sufficient to decorate the parlor of any 18th-century earl.
  — Jonathan Gold, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2019
• Though the daughter of an earl, Sophie has been relegated to the role of servant by her disdainful stepmother.
  — Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 25 Mar. 2022
• The finding, combined with the semicircular shape of its inner earl canals, suggests this dinosaur moved very slowly.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 20 Jan. 2022
• Her parents chose more subdued royal titles and, with the permission of the Queen, gave their children titles in the style of an earl rather than prince and princess, according to The Independent.
  — Cnn Staff, CNN, 8 Sep. 2022
• Is an earl dedicated to full employment at all costs really the enemy of the British working class?
  — Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, 19 Sep. 2019

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