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Example sentences for: gentry

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At the upper end of the social scale, Malays make up the royal courts of the sultanates — country gentry enjoying an occasional game of polo and the other good things in life.
At the corner of St James's Place and St James's Street was the map store owned by Sir Francis Chichester, of single-handed sailing fame; across St Jame's Street was-- still is--Boodle's, a club for the gentry; round the corner was the famous French restaurant, Prunelle's.
And a residue of estates reminds voters of the landed gentry's historic role as parasites.
For those with time, a romantic way to visit some of the best is on the burchiello, a modern version of the rowing barge that took the gentry, Casanova, and Lord Byron to their trysts and parties in the country.
Designed by Louis le Vau in 1668 to harmonize with the Louvre across the river, the Institut began as a school for the sons of provincial gentry, financed by a legacy of Cardinal Mazarin.