How to Use royalty in a Sentence

royalty

noun
  • It was an honor and a privilege to dine with royalty.
  • On our wedding day, we were treated like royalty.
  • His first royalty check was for $826—for a piece which, Dave notes, The Source never bought.
    WIRED, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Want to step into the world of Wakanda and feel like royalty?
    D'shonda Brown, Essence, 26 Oct. 2022
  • From the start of their stay, guests will be treated like nothing short of royalty.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 May 2024
  • The Browns were awarded a 10% cut of the book’s first gross proceeds, while the Goldmans were awarded all royalties from the book's sales.
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
  • To take them out of the spotlight of royalty and look much more at what was going on between them.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 6 May 2024
  • The fleur-de-lis has a long history in France as a symbol of royalty.
    Julia Teti, WWD, 25 July 2024
  • There's a new batch of guest actor and actress royalty in town!
    Joelle Goldstein, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2024
  • All the guests are treated like royalty and with the highest respect.
    Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Now into its fourth season, The Crown shows British royalty at its best and worst.
    Wired, WIRED, 10 Feb. 2023
  • China’s tech royalty is going through a bit of a shake-up.
    Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 1 Feb. 2024
  • In British royalty, the wife of a king is called a queen consort, but the husband of a queen is called a prince consort, not a king consort.
    Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 May 2023
  • Beaton is field hockey royalty in the CAL, a league that boasts of some of the most competitive play in the state.
    Kat Cornetta, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Each lease includes a 12.5% royalty paid to the state for production.
    Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 26 Feb. 2024
  • In fact, Westminster Abbey was full of royalty from all over the world, with stellar style all their own.
    Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 9 May 2023
  • The queen consort of the United Kingdom just met pop royalty.
    Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Hundreds of younger boaters still run their Aquaramas as hard as the royalty and celebrities did six decades ago.
    J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2022
  • This silky, ice blue set comes with a belt, and has touches of royal blue, to bring out your inner royalty.
    Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
  • This ranch home, fit for Cowtown royalty, also has a Texas-sized price tag.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024
  • Is Cher’s $1 million royalties claim against Mary Bono strong enough?
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Night in the Woods 2017 adventure game Night in the Woods is and will likely always be indie royalty.
    Vulture, 2 Feb. 2024
  • His name is Mohamed Al-Fayed, and his dream is to be just like British royalty, because they are treated like gods.
    Lincee Ray, EW.com, 9 Nov. 2022
  • The rapper stands to gain from royalties of any stock Adidas sells, as Guden confirmed in March.
    Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 12 May 2023
  • Kim Kardashian is going full glam on the red carpet, with a nod to royalty!
    Chiara Kim, People.com, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Three years later, Banks’ royalties claims against Kwatinetz remain alive in court, if hanging on by a thread.
    Marc Hogan, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Most of us are just lucky enough not to have to lose in front of global news cameras, celebrities, and literal royalty.
    Macaela MacKenzie, Glamour, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Though fans shouldn’t wonder how that could pose a threat to country royalty's Team Reba.
    Briana Edwards, EW.com, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Rock royalty and a skateboarding dynasty have tied the knot.
    Jonah Valdez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Australia was the first country to make social media platforms pay media outlets royalties for sharing their content and now plans to threaten them with fines for failing to stamp out scams.
    Byron Kaye and Praveen Menon, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024

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