How to Use Mongol in a Sentence

Mongol

noun
  • New England Fish Chowder was apparently a top pick, as was a unique heat-and-eat soup recipe called Purée Mongol Soup.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Jan. 2026
  • They were abandoned during the Mongol invasion in 1241 and then subdued by the Ottoman empire in 1526.
    — Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The designers leaned heavily on attire dating back to the Great Mongol Empire between the 13th and 15th centuries, the brand said.
    — Stefanie Dazio, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
  • During the 13th century, the Mongol Golden Horde established its presence in the Crimean peninsula.
    — Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The Mughals were a Muslim dynasty of Turkic-Mongol origin that ruled most of northern India from the early 16th to the mid-18th century.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
  • While not purely hypercarnivorous, many Mongol groups likely got over 70% of their calories from animal products during long stretches, especially when on military campaigns or in winter.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • In the waters off Singapore, a recently uncovered a shipwreck with a huge cargo of blue-and-white porcelain is shedding light on the storied Chinese craft produced during the turbulent era of the Mongol Empire.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 28 Feb. 2026
  • The Silk Road and the Mongol Empire brought tea from Persian languages into multiple Indian languages, largely through the Mughal Empire.
    — Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Maddie Meyer / Getty Images The designs are inspired by attire from the Great Mongol Empire of the 13th-15th centuries.
    — Melissa Gaffney, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Later that century, the legendary Mongol conqueror Timur mounted relentless campaigns from the Mediterranean to India, carting back riches and thousands of artisans to erect towering tributes to his greatness.
    — Sarah Khan, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Nov. 2022
  • Introduction and use Gunpowder and weapons spread across Eurasia through warfare, trade, and travel, particularly during the Mongol expansions of the 13th and 14th centuries.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Faced with the threat of famine, Italy’s maritime regions of Venice, Genoa and Pisa activated their long-distance trade networks to secure grain from the Mongol territories of the Golden Horde around the Sea of Azov.
    — New Atlas, 11 Dec. 2025
  • For him, Yuan porcelain represented a major cultural and technological breakthrough in Chinese art under Mongol rule, countering long-running, orthodox perceptions of the imperial dynasty.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Babur, who reigned from 1526–30, was descended from the Turkic conqueror Timur (Tamerlane) on his father’s side and from Chagatai, second son of the Mongol ruler Genghis Khan, on his mother’s side.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The Mongol Golden Horde frequently engaged with local Slavic tribes, and the residents of Crimea also established trade relations with various communities on the Black Sea, such as the Turks.
    — Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • By the mid-1400s, this Mongol community evolved into the Crimean Khanate, a group that adopted political, cultural, and religious practices of neighboring Turkic and Muslim communities.
    — Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025

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