How to Use sheikhdom in a Sentence

sheikhdom

noun
  • The tiny Gulf Arab sheikhdom of Kuwait shares a 158-mile-long border with Iraq.
    — Samya Kullab and Qassim Abdul-Zahra, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2022
  • Over the past half-century, oil has transformed the six once-destitute sheikhdoms into some of the wealthiest places on earth.
    — Jim Krane, Foreign Affairs, 19 Dec. 2014
  • Israeli businessmen and tourists have also made clandestine visits to the oil-rich federation of sheikhdoms.
    — Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2019
  • But then the oil-rich Gulf Arab sheikhdom poured $212 million into an e-learning platform, and all schools went online.
    — Rodney Muhumuza, ajc, 1 Nov. 2021
  • Witness Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf sheikhdoms, in which there is a genuine social contract between ruler and ruled.
    — Robert D. Kaplan, Foreign Affairs, 8 Aug. 2023
  • For Dubai, a sheikhdom of skyscrapers in the United Arab Emirates, the resumption of flights remains deeply in their business interest.
    — Jon Gambrell, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2020
  • The temple nods back in its seven spires, the number of sheikhdoms in this autocratic federation on the Arabian Peninsula.
    — Jon Gambrell, Quartz, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Bitter rivalries for regional influence run deep, even among Sunni sheikhdoms that have oil wealth and share regional security challenges.
    — Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2017
  • Domestic political disputes have been gripping Kuwait for years — including the overhaul of Kuwait’s welfare system — which prevented the sheikhdom from taking on debt.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2024
  • These grand projects are at the heart of a program, said to be worth $12 billion, that the rulers of the United Arab Emirates hope will turn the largest and most oil-rich of the region’s sheikhdoms into a global center for the arts.
    — John Arlidge, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Sheikh Nawaf’s term was focused on domestic issues as the nation struggled through political disputes — including the overhaul of Kuwait’s welfare system — which prevented the sheikhdom from taking on debt.
    — Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 16 Dec. 2023
  • But this federation of seven sheikhdoms ruled by hereditary leaders already conducts mass surveillance and has been internationally criticized for targeting activists, journalists and others.
    — Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2020
  • Lawmakers also publicly question ministers, giving the parliament authority beyond those of legislative and consultative councils in other Arab sheikhdoms.
    — Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2018
  • The small, oil-rich Gulf sheikhdom has been intensely pursuing investments in artificial intelligence, data centers and energy transition technologies as the race for AI dominance gathers pace.
    — Natasha Turak, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025

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