king - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • crown: Baldwin was crowned the first king of Jerusalem on Christmas Day.
  • anoint: Remember Samuel came to anoint the new king, and they couldn't even find a new king because he was out.

Adjective modifier

  • undisputed: Read Full Article Jupiter - King of the Planets The undisputed king of the planets is Jupiter.
  • Assyrian: They read excerpts from the annals of the Assyrian kings, the Laws of Hammurapi and the Epic of Gilgamesh.
  • proclaimed: It changes again if you include Henry I to Matilda, even tho Stephen was proclaimed king and crowned accordingly.
  • rightful: Martin Edwards, it drones, would like to see " United emerge as the rightful kings of Europe " .
  • Egyptian: Lion Path Ancient beyond imagination, the Lion Path was the path of Egyptian kings and their families.

Modifies a noun

  • prawn: Starter of mussels and the king prawns were out of this world.
  • scallop: Another antipasto dish was made from chargrilled king scallops that had been threaded onto rosemary stems.
  • penguin: There are around 400,000 pairs of breeding king penguins on the island.
  • bed: Bedroom with stripped wood floor, king size bed, dual aspect.
  • size: Bedroom with stripped wood floor, king size bed, dual aspect.

Noun used with modifier

  • O: You, O king, shall not stain the honorable mouth of my old age, nor my long life lived lawfully.
  • Pharaoh: Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who rely on him.
  • burger: Meeting over, there was just enough time to grab a burger king for lunch before catching the train back to Edinburgh.
  • warrior: It pictures Christ as a warrior King and He's coming back in that sort of motif, or that sort of mode.
  • pagan: Because of her beauty a pagan king made her one of his wives.

Possessives

  • ransom: While their companies were losing undeclared billions, high executives were rewarding themselves with kings ' ransoms in salaries, options and bonuses.

Preposition: of

  • Scot: Determined to help Wimund reclaim his birthright, the men pledged their fidelity and joined his crusade against the king of the Scots.

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