How to Use king in a Sentence

king

noun

• The lion is known as the king of the jungle.
• He was voted king of the prom.
• He pledged his loyalty to the king and queen.
• He became king at a young age.
• She won the game by checkmating his king.
• He's widely regarded as the king of soul music.
• The tabloid also said the king plans to ax his younger brother’s royal allowance.
  — Karla Adam, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2023
• Declarer played low from dummy, and East took the king and returned a trump.
  — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 7 Oct. 2024
• The story kicks off when the king is killed and a tournament of sorts is put in place to find his successor.
  — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 7 Oct. 2024
• Apparently John Adams loved fresh fruit—self-care king.
  — Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 3 Mar. 2023
• On Saturday night, the king of the castle wore head-to-toe black leather — with a small ruff of lace and two strands of black pearls.
  — Miles Socha, WWD, 6 Oct. 2024
• And a lot of that is based on — alternative radio in America is all f—king men!
  — Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 23 Feb. 2023
• The king would also be surrounded by high priests on rafts who would throw in gold jewelry as an offering to the gods.
  — Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 23 Feb. 2023
• Dishes include potato bread with dashi jelly and fresh roe, king prawns, and oysters served several ways.
  — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2023
• Duncan: Duncan was the name of one of the two kings of Scotland in Macbeth.
  — Taylor Grothe, Parents, 9 Oct. 2024
• This battle will be won by an AI philosopher-king bot, which created itself.
  — Cindy Gordon, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
• Both groups expressed unhappiness with the visible presence of the king.
  — Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Feb. 2023
• Reports say that the king is looking to cut his funding, making his upkeep of such an estate impossible.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 1 Mar. 2023
• Turn any friendly neighborhood barbecue into a backyard wrestling match with this simple trick: declare your pickup king.
  — Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 21 Feb. 2023
• Amid a broad-scale disillusionment with traditional media, social media becomes king— ascending as a source of news especially among young adults.
  — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024
• For the event, the king and queen made their arrival via the royal yacht Norge.
  — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 16 June 2023
• But who knows how long Shakespeare will be the king of quotes?
  — Ronald G. Shafer, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2023
• Today’s West leads the ten of hearts against 3NT: queen, king, ace.
  — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 16 July 2024
• Here, the Prince of Wales must answer to his father, the king (played by Stephen Fry).
  — Peter Debruge, Variety, 10 Aug. 2023
• Nor, indeed, was Charles’s playing of the king in 1965.
  — Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 7 May 2023
• The United States threw off the yoke of a king more than two centuries ago.
  — JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
• The foam mattress is available in twin, full, queen, and king sizes.
  — Claire Harmeyer, Peoplemag, 29 May 2023
• Those views are at odds with how many young people feel about the king.
  — Muktita Suhartono, New York Times, 12 May 2023
• The statement cleared up questions about the king's younger son's plans.
  — Harold Maass, The Week, 13 Apr. 2023
• The cooling comforter comes in three sizes: twin, queen, and king.
  — Andrea Wurzburger, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 9 Jun 2024