How to Use the throne in a Sentence

the throne

noun
  • Princess Leonor of Spain is taking the next step to the throne.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Cohen asked his guest about the Prince of Wales and heir to the throne.
    — Janine Henni, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Kate gives birth to Prince Louis, who is now fifth in line for the throne.
    — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 30 Jan. 2023
  • In the run-up to the big event, the heir to the throne will hop across the pond for a visit to New York City.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 26 July 2023
  • Will there be a fourth Kim on the throne in North Korea?
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 Jan. 2025
  • His brother, Prince William, is next in line for the throne.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Archie and Lilibet are sixth and seventh in line to the throne.
    — Doha Madani, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2023
  • And yet Charles has been on the throne for less than seven months.
    — Mark Landler, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2023
  • My Lady Jane has been thrown off the throne — for good.
    — Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Velázquez drew a straight visual line across the canvas between the throne and the clock.
    — Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
  • It’s not known why William, the heir to the throne, is not named in Jones’ court documents.
    — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
  • The Queen, 83, is the longest-serving monarch in Europe and has been atop the throne for 52 years.
    — Ellen Connelly Taaffe, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Prince William, the heir to the throne, returned to royal duties Feb. 7.
    — Sylvia Hui, Danica Kirka, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Feb. 2024
  • The estate is designed to provide income for the heir to the throne.
    — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 26 July 2024
  • Thor is the God of Thunder and is next in line to take the throne in his homeland Asgard.
    — Kori Williams, Seventeen, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Vaughan and his group lose out on the throne to Etta James, whose At Last!
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
  • For now, the throne of the world’s oldest dog remains empty.
    — Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 15 Jan. 2024
  • The tag team picked up the win in the opening match and then went by the throne to stand alongside Cassandro for the rest of the event.
    — Hector Diaz, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The single has now earned just two stays on the throne, out of six total weeks spent on the tally.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
  • During his 2019 state visit, Trump had tea with Charles, who was then heir to the throne.
    — Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
  • The streamer thinks with Drake on top of the rap game for so long, other artists were eager to knock him off the throne.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 21 Feb. 2025
  • The Chiefs prove to the world that a small-market team can sit on the throne, reigning supreme with the right mix of talent, coaching and luck.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2025
  • She's done what she was supposed to do — put her son on the throne — and now she's discarded.
    — Shania Russell, EW.com, 18 June 2024
  • In doing so, their nine-year-old son, Prince George, became second-in-line to the throne.
    — Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Glamour, 9 Jan. 2023
  • The film picks up as George’s brother abdicates the throne, leaving George as the head of the British monarchy in 1937.
    — Shania Russell, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2024
  • The bigger picture is that Rhaenyra is absolutely the heir to the throne.
    — Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2024
  • Returning to the city, Prince Akeem hopes to track down his son to serve as the rightful heir to the throne of Zamunda.
    — Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 June 2023
  • Aegon usurped the throne all sneaky like from Rhaenyra and her husband, Daemon.
    — Omar L. Gallaga, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
  • Season 2 will follow the aftermath of the battle between David and Goliath and David’s rise to the throne.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Mary took the throne, and Grey was executed for treason.
    — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025

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