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Recent Examples of princely As a youth baseball clinic at Yongsan Children’s Park began to wrap up, royalty of the baseball and political kind prepared for a princely moment. Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2024 When Britain divided its Indian colony into a Hindu-majority India and a Muslim-majority Pakistan in 1947, the status of what was then the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir was left undecided. Aijaz Hussain, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2023 Gingerly walking down the rickety steps of the church, John Jr. gallantly clasping her hand, her face flushed with euphoria and surprise at the princely gesture, Carolyn was the Camelot bride. Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 6 Nov. 2023 All for the princely salary of $3,200. Dallas News, 14 Feb. 2023 See All Example Sentences for princely
Recent Examples of Synonyms for princely
Adjective
  • The 22-year-old was joined by May at the end of his set, emerging in a sparkling onesie shrouded in a regal fur.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Dressed in a Freddie Mercury-esque white and light blue outfit and a regal cape, Boone started playing the Queen classic on piano before May appeared on top of a stage structure riffing on guitar.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The young prince was seen with an armful of chocolate treats and toys after stopping to speak to royal watchers on the walk back home.
    Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
  • The royal palace is infested with evil spirits and one of them has taken hold of the young prince.
    Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • In reality, McArthur was a bull-rider from Clinton and a far cry from the aristocratic type others had pegged him for, Lyons said.
    Tony Holt, Arkansas Online, 7 Apr. 2025
  • In the The Cherry Orchard Ranevskaya and her aristocratic household are confronted by the demands of a changing world.
    Jane Levere, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • On the thirteenth-century tomb of Eleanor of Aquitaine, she is shown wide awake and reading, while her dull and kingly husband sleeps for all eternity.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
  • K by Dolce & Gabbana would be a kingly gift for any man.
    Dallas News, Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022

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“Princely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/princely. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.

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