Example sentences for: duchy

How can you use “duchy” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Phil marries Katharine, and the king gives them the ink-stained duchy of the Washington Post . The young couple bear progeny, and the duchy grows mighty--mighty enough for Prince Phil to anoint a king himself (LBJ).

  • It took its name from the German duchy then ruled by George III of England.

  • Rather, it again partitioned the country, placing the territory of the Duchy of Warsaw under the control of the Russian czar.

  • Sidestepping the stagnant economic burden of Spanish domination, the sparsely populated duchy expanded quickly.

  • The former Duchy of Warsaw, called the Congress Kingdom, enjoyed some autonomy and prosperity in the early 19th century.


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