How to Use lord in a Sentence

lord

1 of 2 noun
  • He became a lord upon the death of his father.
  • Hear ye, hear ye, good lords and lasses!
    — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
  • His team lords over the AFC East.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 2 Dec. 2025
  • The duke of Ch’in had been lucky enough to capture the lord of Chin.
    — George Calhoun, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2021
  • Beyond that, the tech lords often suffer the vices of their virtues.
    — Walter Russell Mead, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2026
  • And all these noble lords can’t even remember his name.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • My lord, a large order of burgers has been assembl’d And are now led against us!
    — Jay Martel, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2021
  • The lords can amend bills and send them back to lawmakers for another look.
    — ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • On the overlook of a dark, looming castle, scarred by war, two friends and lords look out through the mists.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Nico's probably the new drug lord of Rio, all that money that was left for him.
    — Derek Lawrence, EW.com, 18 June 2021
  • In many cases, drug lords, murderers all over our country.
    — Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Pressure from drug lords who bankrolled the country’s top teams and top players, and also liked to bet.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026
  • In the 13th century, villagers would gift eggs to the lords of the manor or to the church.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Ritsurin was built 400 years ago as a daimyo garden for feudal lords to stroll in.
    — Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2026
  • Batman fights street-level crime lords like The Penguin.
    — James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Learn how feudal lords once dined and entertained in this historic setting.
    — Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Dec. 2025
  • Yes, arrest the murderers, drug lords and gang members, thieves and smugglers.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Across six episodes, the likable duo tangle with an array of powerful rival lords.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
  • That moment, this trailer confirms, is the rise of Sauron, the titular lord of the rings.
    — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 22 July 2022
  • Julian lords over not one but two swanky adjoining townhouses stuffed with antiques.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Look, not all law enforcement officers are racist; my lord, there are some really good, good cops out there.
    — Caitlin Conant, CBS News, 9 June 2020
  • As kings and lords stopped leading troops into battle, the role of head of the military fell to a chancellor.
    — Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Sometimes they are settled in maneuvers in court, other times the lords take things onto the field of battle.
    — Rob Wieland, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • One fictional and the other real, the drug lords look nonchalant.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Freeman plays a drug lord in the movie, which was filmed in the Birmingham area in spring 2023.
    — Mary Colurso | [email protected], al, 26 Jan. 2023
  • The standout here is Aquaman, portrayed as a prideful lord of Atlantis that just wants to be liked.
    — Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 29 July 2022
  • Now that the Mexican drug lord escaped from prison, everyone is saying that most of the cocaine etc.
    — Olivia Nuzzi, Daily Intelligencer, 28 May 2017
  • Francesco, the leader of the Guelphs, became lord of Monaco in 1297.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com, 13 Oct. 2021
  • When his family is targeted by a crime lord, Hutch finds his old skills come in handy, though his middle-aged body isn’t quite up to the task.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The arrival of the Targaryen princes is a big deal for the town of Ashford and the knights and lords and ladies assembled there.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026

lord

2 of 2 verb
  • Vecna lorded that over him and killed him on a road near the trailer park.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Surely, being able to lord the video over Josh couldn’t have been worth this.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
  • There’s also a bird that struts around, lording it over the place like a, well, peacock.
    — Molly Glentzer, Houston Chronicle, 15 June 2018
  • George lords his winning of the railway over Sage and Clay.
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Aretha Franklin lorded over the stage like a statue in a glittery gown.
    — John Petkovic, cleveland.com, 14 May 2017
  • Neither the townsfolk nor the tourists lord it over the others or pity each other.
    — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 17 Nov. 2021
  • The drill sergeant-like coach, lording over brutal training sessions, is part of the sport’s lore.
    — Gus Garcia-Roberts, Anchorage Daily News, 15 July 2023
  • Do not lord over them — with direct orders or by implication.
    — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Oct. 2021
  • Thank the tycoon lording it in the skyscraper’s upper reaches.
    — The Economist, 5 Oct. 2017
  • The prison guards were like the popular kids, lording their power over everybody else.
    — Author: Sabrina Tavernise, Alaska Dispatch News, 26 Aug. 2017
  • Of course, the females are attracted to food, too, so lording over a good spot helps the males fill their bellies and find mates.
    — Jason Bittel, National Geographic, 11 May 2018
  • In the book, Seierstad introduced Rais as a tyrant lording over his sullen brood.
    — Christopher De Bellaigue, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2019
  • The cancelation of the game meant an entire year without someone being able to lord it over their best friends.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 24 Nov. 2021
  • Out of context, the clip sounds like an influencer lording his status over his audience.
    — Patricia Hernandez, The Verge, 31 Oct. 2018
  • James has lorded over the East for the equivalent of two presidential terms.
    — Lee Jenkins, SI.com, 30 May 2018
  • The future will resemble a high-tech Downton Abbey, with the skilled elite lording it over the rest.
    — The Economist, 13 June 2019
  • Commenters went berserk for and against my recipe, with many lording the reverse sear as the preferred method over my apparent sheer lunacy.
    — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2019
  • The novel is the story of a great inversion, one in which the ruled replace their rulers but end up lording it over each other in just the same way as the old regime.
    — Gerard Baker, WSJ, 24 Jan. 2020
  • Joe is lording over his fiefdom from his den, designed in perfect Don Corleone-chic decor, when his fax machine buzzes to life.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Research is like buying ingredients, how the recipe comes together is up to lord Shiva.
    — Manavi Kapur, Quartz India, 26 Aug. 2019
  • All sorts of things, but in a sense, lording over it, physically and metaphorically, were the super rich, the billionaire class.
    — Recode Staff, Recode, 4 Aug. 2018
  • Saban and the Tide have lorded over the conference the last three seasons -- claiming its championship and raising the bar in the process.
    — Rainer Sabin, AL.com, 12 July 2017
  • No one lords over a cult of personality right now, actively or passively, quite like Joni Mitchell.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 14 June 2023
  • And though these creatures lorded over the skies for around 162 million years, only a handful of pterosaur egg fossils have ever been unearthed.
    — Jason Bittel, The Seattle Times, 8 Dec. 2017
  • Its opponent, San Diego, lorded over the West with an astounding 49 points.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2025
  • People don't like seeing reminders of their oppression, reminders of their slavery, reminders of foreign powers lording over them.
    — Jarvis Deberry, NOLA.com, 12 May 2017
  • The nightclub pop-up, lorded over by Amy Sacco, was originally only supposed to be one night, but ran two instead.
    — Carson Griffith, Town & Country, 27 Sep. 2013
  • For more than two decades the Western Conference has lorded over the East in terms of talent disparity.
    — Jon Krawczynski, The Seattle Times, 15 July 2017
  • Good ideas put forward by the original gang of six members are dismissed as Euro-aristocrats lording it over newer arrivals.
    — The Economist, 11 Jan. 2020
  • The duo that lorded over the sport as goal-scoring wonders went out without a goal in what could be their final performances for their country in the World Cup.
    — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 30 June 2018

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