How to Use Kings in a Sentence

Kings

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Definition of Kingsnext
  • Kevin Fiala scored for the Kings, who had won four in a row.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The Celtics then sent the 34th pick to the Kings in exchange for the 38th pick and a future second-rounder.
    — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2023
  • Day said the Kings dance team has a new coach and he's no longer involved with the troupe.
    — Diana Dasrath, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2023
  • The Suns shot 11 3-pointers in the fourth quarter against the Kings on Wednesday.
    — Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 18 Jan. 2024
  • In fact, the star revealed in 2022 that the Kings helped pay the hospital bill for her birth.
    — Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 23 Mar. 2024
  • Come watch the investiture of the former Princes of Leon as they are crowned Kings.
    — Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 9 May 2023
  • This year, the Kings were supposed to have the special teams advantage.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2024
  • Over the years, viewers begged the Kings to consider Elsbeth for her own spinoff.
    — Emily Yahr, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Here are the latest betting odds, courtesy of Draft Kings.
    — oregonlive, 1 June 2023
  • Common Kings, a band with Hawaiian roots, wooed the tired crowd, coaxing them out of their lawn chairs.
    — Anumita Kaur, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2023
  • The Kings are back in the NBA draft lottery after falling short in their quest to reach the playoffs for the second year in a row.
    — Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 1 May 2024
  • McGee signed with the Kings as a backup to Domantas Sabonis.
    — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2023
  • But rather than commit $209 million to him over five years, the Kings traded him to the Pelicans.
    — Julian Benbow, BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2023
  • Take Charge Briana and Code of Kings all came during undercard races over the past week.
    — C.l. Brown, The Courier-Journal, 7 May 2023
  • Later, in the paddock, Code of Kings flipped over twice and broke his neck and was euthanized.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2023
  • Green was later suspended for one game of the Warriors’ first round series against the Kings in this year’s playoffs.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 14 Dec. 2023
  • After being down, 2-0, in a first-round series against the Kings, Golden State found its footing.
    — Sopan Deb, New York Times, 9 May 2023
  • Despite the loss, the Kings moved into a tie with Vegas for third place in the Pacific Division.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
  • What song on Generation of Kings took the longest to finish?
    — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Less obvious was the effort the Kings’ skillful winger made to correct those problems.
    — Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2023
  • The statement also clarified that Nashville indie band Kings of Leon is set to replace the popp-rock trio at all three events.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The exes first met in February 2010 when Udoka was a player for the Sacramento Kings.
    — Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 8 Nov. 2023
  • But the Heat won’t need to be involved in a coin flip to break the tie between the teams to determine draft slots because the Kings and Warriors lost in the play-in tournament and did not make the playoffs.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2024
  • The Kings will be missing Sasha Vezenkov, who is expected to be sidelined for another week or so with a right ankle sprain.
    — Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Veteran defenseman Drew Doughty scored his 150th career goal for the Kings, who finished a six-game trip by splitting a back-to-back.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Although the Valley of the Kings burial place held over 5,000 artifacts, much of his heritage remained a mystery.
    — Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 1 May 2024
  • But it has also been marred by players of all stripes — ahem, Malik Monk, the sixth man for the Sacramento Kings — falling and flailing as if stung by a cattle prod.
    — Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 1 June 2023
  • The Uptown Rhythm Kings performed regularly at local swing dances and night clubs.
    — Terence McArdle, Washington Post, 9 May 2023
  • Sacramento Kings fan or not, there’s no denying the craze behind the purple victory beam.
    — Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Getting food poisoning in Egypt while visiting the Valley of the Kings and then having to take a night train to our next destination.
    — Juliet Pennington, BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2023

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