How to Use empire in a Sentence

empire

noun
  • He controlled a cattle empire in the heart of Texas.
  • She built a tiny business into a worldwide empire.
  • Bud is the evil empire of beer.
    — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Build the empire on top of all of it.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • Empires rose and fell around it.
    — Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • And why shouldn't that empire grow?
    — Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Could softball have a new empire on its hands?
    — Molly Keshin, New York Times, 3 June 2026
  • Here are eight of the largest empires the world has ever seen.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
  • But as all empires inevitably do, the good times stop.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Or, the map as a menu for land-hungry empires.
    — Big Think, 1 Apr. 2026
  • And what kind of earth will these warring empires have made of it?
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2026
  • And now, he's added his own version to his hair care empire.
    — Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • If a sheep dies at the very edge of the empire, it will be noted.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 20 Mar. 2025
  • One builds empires, the other leads to burnout.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The price is right Meat is at the heart of this empire, of course.
    — Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Titans fall and new empires rise.
    — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 23 May 2026
  • There are guys that build real estate empires and go back to school.
    — Mike Kaye february 17, Charlotte Observer, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Seize the day and carve out your empire and reach toward your legacy!
    — Kyle Thomas, People.com, 23 Feb. 2025
  • The lesson, then and now, is not that empires cannot destroy.
    — Farah N. Jan, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2026
  • This dress has an empire waist and bell sleeves that add a touch of elegance.
    — Robin Raven, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2025
  • Maybe there’s some irony in needing to prove this point with a five-movie empire of one’s own.
    — K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2022
  • What is the true extent of their business empire?
    — Deena Sabry, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Today, the 58-year-old has a fast food empire.
    — Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Here’s a look at Musk’s vast business empire.
    — Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
  • Here's a look at Musk's vast business empire.
    — ABC News, 12 June 2026
  • Its front-pleated style is cute and classic, and so is its empire waist.
    — Robin Raven, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Life is not just about celebrity and… building an empire.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • But when wealthy people leverage debt to build their empires?
    — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Yet this didn’t leave the warring empires on equal footing.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • The man whose loafer launched an empire wanted a piece of the action this time.
    — Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026

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