How to Use maharaja in a Sentence

maharaja

noun

• The Quit Kashmir movement against the maharaja is launched.
  — Manavi Kapur, Quartz India, 5 Aug. 2019
• Masks were a strong theme, of the balaclava nature as well as the face jewels of a maharaja.
  — Booth Moore, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2018
• But the Vale did not rise up, even when the maharaja signed away his inheritance, inviting India to oust the invaders.
  — The Economist, 20 July 2017
• The palace today is mostly under the control of the last maharaja’s daughter, Princess Diya Kumari.
  — Hanya Yanagihara, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2018
• The Umaid Bhawan Palace in the northwestern city of Jodhpur is home to the last maharaja’s grandson, and has become a go-to destination for celebrities and statesmen alike.
  — Vineeta Deepak, The Seattle Times, 7 Aug. 2017
• Soon after, the maharaja died, and British officers voided the boy's—and the rani's—claim, seizing the territory for themselves.
  — Samantha Leal, Marie Claire, 28 July 2017
• Built in 1928 as a getaway for one of the maharaja’s confidantes, it was later converted into a hotel.
  — Hanya Yanagihara, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 May 2017
• The 21-year-old maharaja is offering stays in the baby blue Gudliya Suite, with proceeds helping women's charities.
  — Toby Skinner, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2019
• To avert pressure to join either new nation, the maharaja signed a standstill agreement with Pakistan that allowed citizens of Kashmir to continue trade and travel with the new country.
  — Erin Blakemore, National Geographic, 2 Mar. 2019
• Ancient palaces and havelis are becoming hotels and restaurants, giving visitors the opportunity to live like a maharaja.
  — Monica Mendal, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2018
• Kashmir’s Hindu ruler wanted to stay independent, but local uprisings and a raid by Pakistani tribesmen drove the maharaja to seek assistance from Indian troops.
  — Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2017
• The maharaja's fateful decision to align Kashmir with India ushered in decades of conflict in the contested region, including two wars and a longstanding insurgency.
  — Erin Blakemore, National Geographic, 2 Mar. 2019
• The maharaja ultimately agreed, reluctantly, to join India, but on the very, very clear condition that Kashmir remain autonomous.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2019
• And, really, how many 15-year-olds authoritatively discuss Italian cinematography or read biographies of the maharaja of Jaipur?
  — Michael Callahan, Town & Country, 1 Aug. 2018
• Further talks culminated in the 1952 Delhi Agreement, a presidential order that extended Indian citizenship to the residents of the state but left the maharaja's privileges for residents intact.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 5 Aug. 2019
• Further discussions culminated in the 1952 Delhi Agreement, a presidential order that extended Indian citizenship to the residents of the state but left the maharaja’s privileges for residents intact.
  — Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2019
• Further discussions culminated in the 1952 Delhi Agreement, a presidential order that extended Indian citizenship to the residents of the state but left the maharaja's privileges for residents intact.
  — NBC News, 5 Aug. 2019

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024