consort
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Yet the role of a do-nothing prince consort doesn’t suit the dutiful, and now fiercely faithful, Alfred, and a war of wills—and of the sexes—ensues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
"I want to be inspired by people like Empress consort Nam Phuong, King Khai Dinh, with their fashion style and the interaction between the West and the East," explained Phan.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
Chakrasamvara, the blue-man emblem of compassion, is being embraced by his consort, Vajravarahi, bright red symbol of wisdom, in a spectacularly explosive display whose arrested design seems intended as a spur to deep meditation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2025
The next great constitutional upheaval in Britain, the Glorious Revolution of 1688, displaced King James II in favor his daughter Mary and her consort, William of Orange.
From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2025
Hizdahr is my queen s consort, however little I may like it.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
According to the New York Times, it chose not to pursue prosecution because it worried that some potential witnesses, be they fellow partiers or former youthful consorts, “might not have stood up well under cross-examination.”
From Slate ● Dec. 20, 2024
However, results showed that the growth rate early in life was not so different between consorts and sneakers, even though they grew up during different seasons.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 23, 2024
But the first break with tradition comes here: previously, consorts were crowned with new headpieces, created just for this moment.
From Salon ● May 5, 2023
Queen consorts do not formally share the sovereign’s powers, and dropping the “consort” part of the title won’t change that.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2023
The jaunty patterns of popular dances were put together into contrasting groups of three to provide variation - slow-fast-slow or fast-slow-fast - even when the consorts were not accompanying actual dancing.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
In 2022, Maxwell, who once consorted with royals, presidents and billionaires, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for her role in helping Epstein.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2024
He consorted easily with composition students; he treated us as colleagues, and as a result we weren’t afraid to speak openly around him.
From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2022
And all this consorted with his long-held disdain for America, his resentment of Britain’s “subordination” to an upstart power.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 11, 2019
It portrayed King as a rabble-rouser who consorted with militants in expensive hotels.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 30, 2018
Invariably accompanied by a gorgeous French secretary- interpreter who may or may not have consorted with Russian royalty.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
The privilege of consorting with a fox cost more than I had already paid.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2022
At the same time, UAE officials were consorting with Barrack, the energy-rich Gulf state rewarded him by pouring millions of dollars into his business ventures.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 3, 2022
Jeanne, the prioress who fantasizes about Grandier, is rebuffed by him and later accuses him of consorting with the devil.
From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2022
“If total resistance implies true femininity,” she shot back, “with what, pray tell, have you been consorting all your life?”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 24, 2019
I wish this were the last time they came feasting, courting me or consorting here!
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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The Tragedy of Macbeth
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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