How to Use lord in a Sentence

lord

1 of 2 noun
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  • He became a lord upon the death of his father.
  • The duke of Ch’in had been lucky enough to capture the lord of Chin.
    — George Calhoun, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2021
  • In the 13th century, villagers would gift eggs to the lords of the manor or to the church.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Used this against my lord of land and no longer (have) to pay my due... for this month.
    — John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Jan. 2024
  • This one seems easy: Sansa, who already has the backing of some of the lords.
    — James Hibberd, PEOPLE.com, 28 Aug. 2017
  • Francesco, the leader of the Guelphs, became lord of Monaco in 1297.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com, 13 Oct. 2021
  • And lord knows if anybody’s life was put at risk by this.
    — WSJ, 13 Mar. 2017
  • Freeman plays a drug lord in the movie, which was filmed in the Birmingham area in spring 2023.
    — Mary Colurso | [email protected], al, 26 Jan. 2023
  • My lord, a large order of burgers has been assembl’d And are now led against us!
    — Jay Martel, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2021
  • On the eve of his 25th anniversary of brewing in San Diego, Hasker is the area’s reigning lord of lagers.
    — Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2023
  • Nico's probably the new drug lord of Rio, all that money that was left for him.
    — Derek Lawrence, EW.com, 18 June 2021
  • That moment, this trailer confirms, is the rise of Sauron, the titular lord of the rings.
    — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 22 July 2022
  • My lord, there are some really good, good cops out there.
    — Mike Brest, Washington Examiner, 10 June 2020
  • That was the conclusion that Winston Churchill, the first lord of the admiralty, came to in 1911.
    — Daniel Yergin, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2020
  • And, good lord, things like Revenge of the Nerds wouldn't be greenlit in 100 years if pitched this century.
    — Nathan Mattise, Ars Technica, 29 Aug. 2020
  • The standout here is Aquaman, portrayed as a prideful lord of Atlantis that just wants to be liked.
    — Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 29 July 2022
  • Dear lord, everyone on Grey’s is dark and twisty inside.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2021
  • Who doesn’t want to stop Russian oligarchs and drug lords from laundering money in the U.S.?
    — Amber Gunn, National Review, 17 Dec. 2023
  • Grant plays Forge Fitzwilliam, who was once a member of the core team of thieves back in the day but has since become the lord of Neverwinter when the movie begins.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 21 July 2022
  • Mortimer wasn’t the only English lord hiding out in France, and soon enough the queen had amassed quite a following.
    — Anne Thériault, Longreads, 21 June 2022
  • Additionally, Maya gods often took the form of jaguars, such as the fearsome lord of the night sun, a god of the underworld.
    — Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 29 Dec. 2020
  • But his story is only one in a yarn woven with the consequences of crime lords, life on the fringe, and the resilience of the human spirit.
    — Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 May 2023
  • The 10 lords a-leaping interrupt his daughter’s track meet.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Dec. 2023
  • When his family is targeted by a crime lord, Hutch finds his old skills come in handy, though his middle-aged body isn’t quite up to the task.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2024
  • From 2019: Notorious drug lord 'El Chapo' sentenced to life in prison.
    — Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 10 June 2021
  • Sir DeVonta Smith, Alabama’s lord of the catch and keeper of the records, had how many receptions?
    — Joseph Goodman | [email protected], al, 20 Dec. 2020
  • Sometimes they are settled in maneuvers in court, other times the lords take things onto the field of battle.
    — Rob Wieland, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The Capitol press corps searched for Johnson all day long Tuesday with more energy than ten lords a ’leaping to no avail.
    — Chad Pergram, Fox News, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Now that the Mexican drug lord escaped from prison, everyone is saying that most of the cocaine etc.
    — Olivia Nuzzi, Daily Intelligencer, 28 May 2017
  • Liz, the tattooed family matriarch, lords over the proceedings in bright, floral housedresses, sometimes with an air of menace.
    — Chris Wiley, The New Yorker, 29 Feb. 2024
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lord

2 of 2 verb
  • Try not to lord it over your family and friends too much.
    — Alec Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2019
  • Aretha Franklin lorded over the stage like a statue in a glittery gown.
    — John Petkovic, cleveland.com, 14 May 2017
  • Neither the townsfolk nor the tourists lord it over the others or pity each other.
    — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 17 Nov. 2021
  • There’s also a bird that struts around, lording it over the place like a, well, peacock.
    — Molly Glentzer, Houston Chronicle, 15 June 2018
  • The drill sergeant-like coach, lording over brutal training sessions, is part of the sport’s lore.
    — Gus Garcia-Roberts, Anchorage Daily News, 15 July 2023
  • The future will resemble a high-tech Downton Abbey, with the skilled elite lording it over the rest.
    — The Economist, 13 June 2019
  • In the book, Seierstad introduced Rais as a tyrant lording over his sullen brood.
    — Christopher De Bellaigue, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2019
  • Of course, the females are attracted to food, too, so lording over a good spot helps the males fill their bellies and find mates.
    — Jason Bittel, National Geographic, 11 May 2018
  • Thank the tycoon lording it in the skyscraper’s upper reaches.
    — The Economist, 5 Oct. 2017
  • Saban and the Tide have lorded over the conference the last three seasons -- claiming its championship and raising the bar in the process.
    — Rainer Sabin, AL.com, 12 July 2017
  • The novel is the story of a great inversion, one in which the ruled replace their rulers but end up lording it over each other in just the same way as the old regime.
    — Gerard Baker, WSJ, 24 Jan. 2020
  • James has lorded over the East for the equivalent of two presidential terms.
    — Lee Jenkins, SI.com, 30 May 2018
  • The cancelation of the game meant an entire year without someone being able to lord it over their best friends.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 24 Nov. 2021
  • The prison guards were like the popular kids, lording their power over everybody else.
    — Author: Sabrina Tavernise, Alaska Dispatch News, 26 Aug. 2017
  • The duo that lorded over the sport as goal-scoring wonders went out without a goal in what could be their final performances for their country in the World Cup.
    — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 30 June 2018
  • For more than two decades the Western Conference has lorded over the East in terms of talent disparity.
    — Jon Krawczynski, The Seattle Times, 15 July 2017
  • Commenters went berserk for and against my recipe, with many lording the reverse sear as the preferred method over my apparent sheer lunacy.
    — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2019
  • And though these creatures lorded over the skies for around 162 million years, only a handful of pterosaur egg fossils have ever been unearthed.
    — Jason Bittel, The Seattle Times, 8 Dec. 2017
  • The titular character is a cafe owner on the Amalfi coast of Italy, a strong-minded wife who’s not above lording it over her timid husband, Beppe.
    — John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, 10 Apr. 2018
  • Out of context, the clip sounds like an influencer lording his status over his audience.
    — Patricia Hernandez, The Verge, 31 Oct. 2018
  • All sorts of things, but in a sense, lording over it, physically and metaphorically, were the super rich, the billionaire class.
    — Recode Staff, Recode, 4 Aug. 2018
  • Do not lord over them — with direct orders or by implication.
    — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Oct. 2021
  • Neither Justin Bieber nor Rihanna released an album (or even a solo single) in 2017, but both continued to lord over the pop world -- and manage to stay on the charts.
    — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 22 Dec. 2017
  • There are many places to take in the city’s mind blowing vistas, like hiking to the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue that lords over the city, or by taking a cable car up to Sugarloaf Mountain.
    — Mercedes Bleth, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 July 2023
  • The nightclub pop-up, lorded over by Amy Sacco, was originally only supposed to be one night, but ran two instead.
    — Carson Griffith, Town & Country, 27 Sep. 2013
  • Research is like buying ingredients, how the recipe comes together is up to lord Shiva.
    — Manavi Kapur, Quartz India, 26 Aug. 2019
  • It’s emphasized when male leadership sits up on the stand, perusing and lording over their congregation while their wives tend to small children in the pews.
    — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Aug. 2023
  • No one lords over a cult of personality right now, actively or passively, quite like Joni Mitchell.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 14 June 2023
  • William’s new wife, Sarah, formerly his servant, sees the Claimant as a victim of the same establishment that lorded over her own working-class family.
    — Adam Kirsch, Harper's Magazine, 14 Aug. 2023
  • There is a danger, though, in franchises and players chasing the Warriors, perhaps even more harmful to the league’s competitive concerns than the Warriors lording over the league alone.
    — Adam Kilgore, The Denver Post, 13 June 2017

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