How to Use monarch in a Sentence

monarch

noun
  • The cloth was raised over the plaque again so the monarch could do the honors.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 21 July 2023
  • The May 6 event will mark the first time in 70 years that Britain has crowned a new monarch.
    Amy Haneline, USA TODAY, 1 May 2023
  • In a video cameo, Cruise gave the monarch a shoutout while in a fighter jet.
    Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The Queen, 83, is the longest-serving monarch in Europe and has been atop the throne for 52 years.
    Ellen Connelly Taaffe, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2024
  • At one point, Biden put his arm on the king’s, while still shaking the monarch’s hand with the other.
    Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 July 2023
  • Lawmakers then emerged and followed Black Rod to the House of Lords to hear the monarch’s speech.
    Karla Adam, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2023
  • George was the first monarch in his family not to take a mistress.
    Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 9 May 2023
  • The lion and the bull became friends, and the jackals were promoted to the first rank by the grateful monarch.
    Salman Rushdie, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2023
  • The team created five wigs for the younger version of the monarch, three of which recreated Amarteifio’s own hair.
    Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Over it and upon entrance, the monarch wore the Robe of State, also referred to as the Parliament Robe.
    Isiah Magsino, Town & Country, 7 May 2023
  • Since then, Kincaid said the freeze-thaw cycle of the Ohio River Valley hasn't been kind to the monarch's likeness.
    Roberto Roldan, NPR, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Now a year and a half later more than 330 neighbors have joined the club and its mission to rescue the Western monarch.
    Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2023
  • Thanks to his psalter and other books, the mercurial monarch’s thoughts are still very much alive.
    V.m. Braganza, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023
  • During the service, the monarch was presented with the Honours of Scotland.
    Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 28 Dec. 2023
  • It’s now reserved for monarch funerals, when it is placed atop the coffin.
    Karla Adam, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2024
  • For 1,000 years and more, British monarchs have been crowned in such grandiose ceremonies that confirm their right to rule.
    Danica Kirka, Fortune, 6 May 2023
  • Whether the monarch owes the world more information about his health than other Britons do is a tense subject.
    Laurie Kellman, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2024
  • The day will mark the anniversary of the 83-year-old monarch's accession to the throne after the death of her father, King Frederik IX, 52 years ago.
    Harold Maass, The Week Us, theweek, 2 Jan. 2024
  • The new versions issued in the monarch’s name will also feature navy covers.
    Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 18 July 2023
  • Charles, 74, waved and smiled at well-wishers who had gathered nearby to capture a glimpse of the monarch as news cameras flashed.
    Megan Specia, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Aided by Prince Florian, the land’s caterpillar monarch, Mario and friends must save the day once again.
    Keep Mario Weird, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2023
  • The revenues from the Duchy of Lancaster, which is owned in trust by the monarch, go directly into the king's allowance, known as the Privy Purse.
    Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 6 May 2023
  • Birds fly behind, finches and macaws and vultures and larks, monarchs and thrushes and curlews and crows.
    David Allen, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2023
  • As the Netflix series shows, the monarchs went on to have 15 children with each other in real life.
    Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 10 May 2023
  • That did not deter the protestors who showed up near a statue of King Charles I, a monarch who was overthrown 400 years ago.
    Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 6 May 2023
  • James wasn’t the only Stuart monarch to bestow favor on George.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Some monarchs are honored with statues; the English are partial to this method.
    Isiah Magsino, Town & Country, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Windsor has long been a popular spot for the British monarch to host U.S. Presidents.
    Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 10 July 2023
  • Franklin binders are offered in four sizes: pocket, compact, classic, and monarch.
    Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Weeks before, the Danish queen had been the first monarch to address the pandemic on television.
    Anders Christian Madsen, Vogue, 1 Jan. 2024

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