throne - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • ascend: REIGN Charles I ascended the throne on his father's death in March, 1625.
  • usurp: At this juncture, alas, he is cruelly betrayed by his wicked nephew Mordred who has usurped the throne at home.
  • abdicate: King of Great Britain in January 1936 he abdicated the throne on 10 December 1936 for his love for Wallis Simpson.
  • inherit: He inherited the English throne in 1603, which opened a new era for Scotland.
  • seize: The king's young sons were imprisoned in the Tower of London by their uncle, Richard of Gloucester, who seized the throne.
  • regain: The next year, Edward returned with an army and regained the throne.

Adjective modifier

  • imperial: This seems confirmed by Gildas' use of tyrannus where Magnus Maximus is concerned, who indeed usurped the imperial throne.
  • papal: When that century opened, the infamous Alexander VI. was on the papal throne.
  • heavenly: Look at verse 4: " The Lord is in his holy temple; the Lord is on his heavenly throne.
  • thy: Thereon is thy kingdom exalted and thy throne is established in mercy, and thou sittest thereon in truth.
  • glorious: He settles upon His glorious throne with His essence.
  • vacant: Elsewhere on the Continent, William Duke of Normandy also thought he had a good claim to the vacant throne.

Noun used with modifier

  • thy: To reach Thy rest and share Thy throne, Mine eye must look to Thee alone.

Possessives

  • Satan: I know where you dwell, where Satan's throne is.

Preposition: in

  • heaven: There is a throne in heaven, with someone sitting on it.

Preposition: of

  • grace: Let us manifest our love, by being often with him at the throne of grace, with our Father which is in heaven.
  • glory: It begins with us on " the dunghill, " and ends with us on " the throne of glory.
  • heaven: And God raised Jesus from death, and placed him on the throne of heaven to be the ruler of all things.
  • mercy: Leader We acknowledge before your throne of mercy, O Lord, the sin of indifference and ambivalence.

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