Recent Examples on the WebThe city was founded, in 1411, by Ahmed Shah I, the Muslim sultan of Gujarat, and when Gandhi settled there, in 1915, a booming textile industry was transforming the town into a thriving metropolis that became known as the Manchester of India.—Maya Jasanoff, The New Yorker, 19 June 2024 The sultans of media and tech will break out their windbreakers and puffy vests for Allen & Co.’s annual Sun Valley conference next month.—Brent Lang, Variety, 19 June 2024 There’s a gap between that and hopping into my 2035 model year Honda Civic, pulling up an address on my phone, and having the Civic chauffeur me there like a sultan.—Bryan Walsh, Vox, 3 June 2024 Originally built by a 17th-century sultan, the Çirağan Palace Kempinski is an Ottoman-era imperial palace overlooking the glistening Bosphorus.—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for sultan
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