Example sentences for: empress

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

  • The whole effect evoked the French Second Empire of a century earlier, the lush, moneyed social world presided over by the Empress Eugénie.

  • The Long Corridor begins at a fourth Qing building, the Hall of Happiness and Longevity (Leshou Tang), where the Empress Dowager slept.

  • Rebuilt with lavish materials (stone and stained glass) by the Empress Dowager in 1893, this 36-m (118-ft) statue of a boat was restored (it is said) with funds meant to shore up China’s woeful navy, but it was not long before Japan completely humiliated China in battles at sea.

  • The principal tomb belongs to the third Tang emperor, Gaozong, and to his ambitious widow, Wuzetian, who had herself promoted to the rank of empress in a.d. 691 — the only woman to hold such power in all Chinese history.

  • The Hall for Cultivating Happiness (Yile Dian) served as the Empress Dowager’s private viewing box for performances in the adjacent three-story theater, which was built to honor her 60th birthday.


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