How to Use sovereign in a Sentence
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The mood was somber, as the whole nation mourned the death of their sovereign.
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Kayla Keegan,
Good Housekeeping,
20 Sep. 2022
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The sovereign made sure to give the pony a pat on the nose before moving on.
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Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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In the case of a nation’s beloved sovereign lying in state, the crowd would be immense.
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Richard Morgan,
Town & Country,
14 Sep. 2022
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In my view, the tribes either are or are not separate sovereigns.
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Nick Martin,
The New Republic,
12 May 2020
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In the strictest sense only sovereigns and their female consorts wear crowns.
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Caroline Hallemann,
Town & Country,
25 Jan. 2018
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The couple reign like benign yet captive sovereigns over their islet.
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David Zweig,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2020
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Those legal precepts say that the shore is held in public trust and belongs to the sovereign.
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BostonGlobe.com,
23 Sep. 2021
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Charles is the 40th sovereign to be crowned in the abbey — and, at 74, the oldest.
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Danica Kirka and Jill Lawless,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2023
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While there, the public is encouraged to pay their respects to the late sovereign.
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Elise Brisco,
USA TODAY,
15 Sep. 2022
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The Queen was the first reigning sovereign to set foot on Australian soil.
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ABC News,
11 Sep. 2022
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All of these obstacles might offer a challenge for the sovereign.
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Danica Kirka,
ajc,
10 May 2022
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Now 10 former sovereigns have been laid to rest at the location.
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Erica Gonzales,
Harper's BAZAAR,
21 Apr. 2018
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The most important head at any coronation is that of the sovereign but the queen consort is crowned, too.
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Maria Puente,
USA TODAY,
8 Sep. 2022
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The turkey is unquestionably the king of the castle, the sovereign of the realm, the star of the show.
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al,
20 Nov. 2022
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When there is no legitimate son of the sovereign, the duchy reverts to the Crown.
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Town & Country,
11 Feb. 2023
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Charles was the 40th sovereign to be enthroned in the abbey -- and, at 74, the oldest.
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Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
Arkansas Online,
7 May 2023
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Charles was the 40th sovereign enthroned in the abbey — and, at 74, the oldest.
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ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Traditionally the four most senior royals and the sovereign's spouse can fill in for the monarch.
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Caitlin O'Kane,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2023
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The start of the working week is another day steeped in the historic pageantry and pomp that follows the death of a British sovereign.
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Mike Corder,
BostonGlobe.com,
12 Sep. 2022
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What’s the reason that the Framers did not want foreign sovereigns giving presents to presidents?
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Matt Ford,
The Atlantic,
23 Nov. 2016
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The quote also cannily speaks to her unique place in history as the first sovereign of the TV age.
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Los Angeles Times,
9 Sep. 2022
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Even a sovereign has only two hands, so near the end of the ceremony, the monarch has to set the Orb on the altar to hold the two scepters.
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Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2023
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The Duke of York is the traditional title for the second son of a sovereign.
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Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Unlike some other honors, all awards are given at the direction of the sovereign and not the prime minister.
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Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
31 Mar. 2026
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Think bonds of 10 and 30 years in duration, purchased by pension funds and sovereigns.
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Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Korea's plan is evidence that the buyer base is widening, and widening upward, to sovereigns.
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Jon Markman,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
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In the hands of a powerful sovereign such as China, the new software is an effective way to launch the yuan into the big leagues.
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Kevin Warsh,
WSJ,
20 Nov. 2022
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The more democratic the society, the more difficult for the sovereign.
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Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
11 Mar. 2021
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The Marquess oversaw the sovereign’s costume changes, the Duke of Norfolk showed him what to do.
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Dr. Tessa Dunlop,
Town & Country,
2 Apr. 2023
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Knighthoods are typically conferred by the sovereign and are among the highest honors.
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Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
- The government's sovereign duty is to protect the rights of its citizens.
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And Gaza is not even a sovereign state.
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Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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The mood was somber, as the whole nation mourned the death of their sovereign.
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Kayla Keegan,
Good Housekeeping,
20 Sep. 2022
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Schwarzkopf is sovereign, in hundreds of songs, and not a few opera roles.
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Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
2 May 2022
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But now the anthem, and not just the sovereign, may be in need of saving.
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Stephen Castle,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2016
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That is the sovereign ledger thesis.
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Jacob D. Frankel,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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That is a fear that is not well hedged by a large allocation to sovereign bonds.
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Andrew Stuttaford,
National Review,
13 Mar. 2021
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Yet all is not well at some Middle East sovereign wealth funds.
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Dominic Dudley,
Forbes,
25 June 2021
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Trump makes crypto the base of a US sovereign wealth fund.
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Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
30 Dec. 2025
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It will be backed by sovereign wealth funds in the Persian Gulf.
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Lucinda Shen,
Fortune,
24 Feb. 2021
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Though it is not personally owned by the monarch, it is held in trust by the king as sovereign.
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Mary Jordan,
Washington Post,
5 May 2023
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So a sovereign-debt crisis could fast turn into a banking one.
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The Economist,
8 Mar. 2018
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The yen surged while yields on Japanese sovereign debt climbed across the curve.
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Bloomberg.com,
2 Mar. 2018
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This shifts how sovereign balance sheets are managed.
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Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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The citizen may no longer have been sovereign, but the consumer was.
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Aaron Timms,
The New Republic,
31 Oct. 2022
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Now, a sovereign wealth fund, on the other hand, that’s a different idea.
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Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
12 June 2026
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At the time, Zeitlin was chair of Nigeria’s sovereign wealth fund.
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Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
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The fund is anchored by sovereign investors in the Gulf.
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Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest of its kind, is worth $1 trillion alone.
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Washington Post,
6 July 2018
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And that would be the fate of the holy sites in Jerusalem if Israel weren't sovereign there.
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Fox News,
11 Mar. 2018
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Mubadala is one of the world’s most active sovereign wealth funds, giving it access to deal flow across the globe.
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Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Putin’s war has already burned through much of Russia’s once-large sovereign wealth fund.
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Phillips Payson O’Brien,
The Atlantic,
30 June 2026
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Poland and France, for instance, have raised funds through the issuance of sovereign green bonds.
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Shreyans Jain,
Quartz,
7 Mar. 2022
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Foy, on the other hand, was only slated to play the young sovereign for two seasons.
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Erica Gonzales,
Harper's BAZAAR,
27 Oct. 2017
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Gulf sovereign wealth funds compound the picture.
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Mayra Rodriguez Valladares,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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That means Russia is staring in the face of a sovereign debt default.
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Mimansa Verma,
Quartz,
23 May 2022
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From sovereign bonds to crypto to tech stocks, the quarter that just ended was a rough one for investors.
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Bernhard Warner,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2022
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The second is software that is sovereign by design.
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Ana Paula Assis,
Fortune,
9 Apr. 2026
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When a sovereign wealth fund makes a bad bet, the bill is covered by taxpayers who had no say in the matter.
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Veronique De Rugy,
Oc Register,
19 May 2026
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No sovereign nation could withstand an attack like that and fail to respond.
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Jo-Ann Mort,
The New Republic,
18 Oct. 2023
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